Wood Turning Without A Lathe - Vintage Lens Test - Vivitar 28mm f2.5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- The first thing to say about this video is that it's definitely NOT a how to do wood turning video!!!!! but it might inspire a bit of lateral thinking if you've got a small piece to turn and no lathe to do it on - obviously taking care because using the wrong tools and techniques can be dangerous. That said, I had a clock in for repair - it had a broken suspension spring and a missing finial from the case - I didn't film replacing the suspension spring because the main thing there is getting hold of the correct part for the job - the actual replacement is fairly straight forward. The video glosses over how long I had to spend matching the finish so you couldn't tell the finial was a replacement - black stain, French polish, linseed oil and wire wool all went into the mix there.
I've had the Vivitar 28mm Auto Wide-Angle f2.5 lens for a while - it needed cleaning which I did a while back but I'd never tested the lens so I thought I'd do a combined Vintage Lens Test video. All footage (with the exception of the footage actually showing the lens) was taken using the Vivitar lens. The lens isn't the sharpest I've used when shooting wide open but it does give some amazing onion ring bubble bokeh (if you like that sort of thing) when the conditions are right. Minimum distance to subject is good at just under a foot, and makes the lens very usable for fairly close in work like in this video
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If you're looking for the ultimate instructional video on wood turning, this probably isn't the video for you, but if you just want to turn a single piece and you don't have a lathe, or you just like watching people make things, then maybe you'll get something out of the video.
Additionally, if you like seeing stuff filmed using vintage lenses (in this case it's a 28mm Vivitar f2.5 screw mount lens from the 1970s), then again, you might enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching :-)
Just watched the whole vid with a nice glass of Port wine. It's always very relaxing and fascinating to see a craftsman at work
Haha, cheers ohjajohh, that glass of wine sounds like a good idea - I might join you - not right now though, wine before 8am is a bad idea!!!
Glad you liked the video, I suspect there will be plenty of expert wood turners who might not love my method of wood turning, but it got the job done for now :-)
Not only did you create something awesome, you built something awesome to make it with. You Sir, are a very talented man👏
It was a nice little repair project to have in - and I was actually able to deliver the clock back to it's owner this week so they're happy too. One day I'll get a proper wood lathe but I might need a bigger shed first!!!!
That turned out really well! It's a creative solution and a great opportunity to test a lens
Cheers Film Doctor - I quite like coming up with alternative solutions to problems - mind you, I do fancy getting a proper wood turning lathe at some point. The lens itself is nice and versatile, it can focus relatively close to the subject and gives a 56mm equivalent focal length when used on my micro four thirds cameras. I do look at some of the full frame mirrorless users with a little envy though, because they get the full wide goodness of these old lenses :-)
That worked out great. Congratulations! And also the video looks great.
Cheers David, it came out just as I wanted, which is good because I can return the clock to it's owner now (or at least as soon as the current lockdown is over!!!). I like shooting this style of video so it's good to know someone actually likes the results :-)
Simply intriguing, great finale. Who has a key chucked drill anymore (that works) . Enjoying your creativity
That drill was my first ever drill - it only ever saw light work and then I moved to cordless drills or more powerful SDS drills and the old Black & Decker was stored, in it's original cardboard box, ready to surface again in this video!!!
GJ Tim! That was neat.
Cheers Trusty Rusty :-)
Awesome video! I love how your creativity showed through in making a way to get done what you need to get done. Also that is a beautiful lens. I love the way it looks. Especially the outdoor Scene with just the leaves! That would make a good photograph.. Well done!
One day I'll get myself a wood turning lathe but usually I can find another way round when I need to create something round, so a proper lathe will be a bit of a luxury. I quite enjoyed having that old clock ticking away on the wall while it was in for repair, but eventually I had to return it to it's owner....
@@GrumpyTim I know what you mean! Right now our videos are going to be pretty primitive. But eventually we will work our way up to having some Fancy luxury items as well :)
Primitive might be more interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing your first full video.
Lens looks great. How did the drill feel about it afterwards? :oD
It's an old Black & Decker drill from a time when Black & Decker made really good stuff - it's got bags of torque and a great speed control - it didn't even get warm. The addition of the bearing (threaded bar with oil, through a hole in wood) on the opposite end stopped it putting a huge twisting force on the drill shaft. It would have been better if it wasn't a hammer drill because the chuck can move in towards the drill body - not a problem when drilling but when using with a side load it tended to slop around a bit.
I'm not particularly intending to use it again and have already dismantled my lathe bed!!!!! At some point in time I'll get a proper wood lathe but another shed has to come first......
Awesome!!! Now I know how I will do some turning I want to do!!!🤣
Ha ha, it's workable for the occasional item, but I don't think I'll be branching out into wood turning tutorials any time soon!!!
Its a radioactive lens ?
Hi Dynamax, this one isn't radioactive, it's just a plain old lens - quite a nice one all the same - I haven't used it in a while, I must dig it out again, thanks for reminding me.
@@GrumpyTim hii Tim. Thank u so much for your answer 👍🏼