sounds great! btw: do you want people to donate via indiegogo or paypal directly?

also: it is not possible to use focus only on taking lens, right? is the mechanism explained somewhere? could not be sure from the video.

About Indiegogo:

I got an advice in other forum about Indiegogo this week. I found it is better than kickstarter because it is available for me in Brasil to open the project. Also there is no need to wait for project review, it get online instantly and Indiegogo has the option for get the amount even if it do not reach the total goal. As I already got enough donation to finish the coating tests here on PV, I can use any amount from Indiegogo to start building units.

The paypal directly donation is better because it has less fees to pay, but it is more comfortable for us here who followed the developing since the beginning reading all the posts in this topic, I think people who did not follow this topic will prefer donate in a crowd funding site.

So people who is arriving now to Apefoscope world can feel more comfortable doing donation in Indiegogo, so I started the campaign to get attention from new people. I think I need to offer a rebate to get more attention. I could not do this in first donation here on PV because the money will be used to experiment coatings, but the money from Indiegogo will be used to build units, so a rebate makes sense, I will balance it to keep some amount to pay fees and also keep experimentation, because research and developing never stops.

Both donation methods are available.

@fatpig

the focus is explained in the draft for the "Instruction Manual" in previous post, look at the previous pages here in the topic.

The Indiegogo Campaign got some attention, but did not grow up until now, maybe people are waiting the coating tests.

I think it is time to stop promoting it and focus on the coating tests. I will get the lenses from the optical lab next week and take them to the coating service.

Meanwhile I will take care of some other tasks that were stopped due to intense dedication to the adapter.

Time will bring an answer about how to replicate the unit for selling.

Edit post: forgot to say, I am having some fun drawing, my mind never stops getting new ideas to figure out and questions to be answered, so I keep noting, drawing and doing math calculations.

I would like to point a movie I remembered today, which have a much more important DIY work: "Lorenzo's Oil"

Donation report: 10 usd yesterday, new total is: 84,92 usd (after removing fees) Total donations until now is 503,93 usd (20 donations in different amount each)

I got some messages with feedbacks about the Indiegogo Campaign and I realized people outside Personal View do not want to do donations, they want to buy the adapter when it become ready to ship, so I changed the Perk/Back options considering this. As I promised the priority on buy is for my donors here in PV, and just after the Indiegogo.

@Jean71

I am using photo quality glass, specifically made for optical instruments.

If you want to bid in the First Unit on ebay, the night shoots in the first two videos was done with the lenses assembled in it, and shoot with GH2 in 1080p 24p and uploaded to vimeo in 1080p. You can watch them in your full hd monitor to perceive the resolution.

When I get the coated lenses I will shoot the same image with them using GH2 with and without Apefoscope, so people will be able to compare. These will be the final lenses with all the improvements done.

This is a good question, but I do not have the answer in lines per mm. I think the comparison with / without the adapter in 1080p will be good to perceive the Apefoscope quality.

In the review I will also do shots in fstops from 1.4 to 16 to test resolution, shallow dof and and corner sharpness, and show the setup tutorial, focus tutorial and the coating comparison.

@apefos

Do you have the mp4 file to download? I don't see it on Vimeo, please put it on it, it should be very nice :-) Thank you.

I love your project. Thinking to buy your prototype or donate. Havent decided yet! Keep up the work!

Other things in 33:

toca-discos (vinil player) 33,33RPM

first minidv camcorder 3x1/3ccd = 3x0,3333 inch ccd

color tv set 4:3 aspect ratio = 1,33

Jesus age when crucified = 33

word @arknox! I will buy one :) ...and I hope you too rise to the top of the social tree :)

how about the balance between your donate button and indiegogo? are the amounts combined? or do you have to reach the 500 solely on idiegogo?

@arknox

I like your words, cheers!

Here in Brasil we have a popular expression that says: "De boa intenção o inferno está cheio." which means: The hell is full of good efforts and good intentions. This means which really matters is if you can do, not the efforts you did to try. So after all the previous development and improvements, and after the coating tests, when I will realize the Apefoscope is a product, I will consider the project succesful.

I need to say it will not be an industrial product with the same finishing found in big companies products, it will be an improved diy product. A good quality product which looks like workmanship, handycraft, craftwork, artisanal, artisanry work.

@fatpig

The reports I did here about donation was from donation I got through my website: 503,93 usd after removing paypal fees (20 donations in different amount each)

The Indiegogo until now is 105 usd (gross amount without removing fees).

The extra amount after pay coating tests will be used to build units to sell

@sebasp1

I can ship to my hermanos!

To be honest I consider you won the last game: 2x1, because as we say here: penalty is lottery. Our coach Mano Menezes was fired after that game. But we are the champions!

I must say I got a bit sick by having lifted some weights for arranging the office/workshop. I had to load an iron table and a drill bench and finished with back pain. Now I'm going to rest for a few days to heal the back pain. I'm lying on the sofa and enjoying the time to study the lens software.