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century xtreme revival?
« on: March 31, 2022, 10:24:11 AM »
I remember reading or hearing a while ago that the xtreme would be rebooted in limited numbers similar to the mk1. Has anyone heard anything about that as of late? Or any rumors etc? Im absolutely down bad with this opteka on my hmc and need a glimmer of hope that doesnt cost 8k

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2022, 07:44:30 PM »
If they even do re-release the xtreme a bunch of fucking dorks like vxMarket will buy all of them and re-sell them for an insane amount.

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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2022, 09:25:58 PM »
If they even do re-release the xtreme a bunch of fucking dorks like vxMarket will buy all of them and re-sell them for an insane amount.
what's even more messed up is they've given those resellers a legit platform and from what i've read, the lens will be distributed through the resellers if/when launched -_-

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2022, 11:19:55 AM »
MK1 reissue never even happened.
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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2022, 11:34:17 AM »
MK1 reissue never even happened.

I know someone that got one, it was via preorder

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2022, 12:21:07 PM »
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MK1 reissue never even happened.
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I know someone that got one, it was via preorder
I want to believe this, but I don't.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2022, 12:21:50 PM »
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MK1 reissue never even happened.
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I know someone that got one, it was via preorder
sketchy... i signed up for all the sites and email lists and they kept pointing me to other sites and email lists to get on...

Eventually it got to the point where the person emailing me told me to just wait, as the lense was getting released through @deathlens_fisheye_sales instagram -_-, felt super fishy.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2022, 06:48:28 PM »
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MK1 reissue never even happened.
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I know someone that got one, it was via preorder
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sketchy... i signed up for all the sites and email lists and they kept pointing me to other sites and email lists to get on...

Eventually it got to the point where the person emailing me told me to just wait, as the lense was getting released through @deathlens_fisheye_sales instagram -_-, felt super fishy.

death lens dude is legit. Actually a super nice guy. I sold him a screw on mark 1 about a year ago or so. He paypalled me right away. But fuck VX market

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2022, 07:27:18 PM »
I talked to Deathlens dude on the phone the other day and he confirmed the MK1 reissue is definitely happening. He had to pay for the entire batch up front over a year ago. There's been production pictures on Instagram lately.

Check out @dhkcinema: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8FahYPgns/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

And @buy_mk1: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcWgr63Pckh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

On the original topic, one of my friends told me a third party lens company reverse engineered the exact specs of the Xtreme and were gathering funds to make some. He didn't have the name of the company, so I'm not sure who it is. Also, not sure if this is true or not.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2022, 03:06:09 PM »

On the original topic, one of my friends told me a third party lens company reverse engineered the exact specs of the Xtreme and were gathering funds to make some. He didn't have the name of the company, so I'm not sure who it is. Also, not sure if this is true or not.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2022, 12:29:19 PM »
^^ Fingers crossed that third party manufacturer gets it right cause there's been over a year of radio silence from this project: https://www.instagram.com/centuryxtremelens/

My xtreme got stolen in 2019, and I was dumb enough to pass on the opportunity to buy a slightly scuffed one for $1500 afterwards  :-[ 

Since then I've just been using the opteka and stretching it in AE using the Optics Compensation effect–– hopefully some of you can find this technique useful

original (HPX171, 62mm fisheye with 62-72 step-up ring):


export:


AE settings for 1080p30 footage:


^these settings are the best i've found – the image gets a bit softer but that can be fixed with some Sharpen effect in premiere.

example footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_-mRZW07rc
https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/sean-christiansen-s-hel-katt-video/

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2022, 02:52:35 AM »
example footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_-mRZW07rc

Still no signs of life from the @centuryxtremelens project...

Here's a better demo of what After Effects can do with HPX+Opteka footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKNZyxoJOZg

I shot this in 1080/30p at 1/120s f/6.8  ––  the higher the f-stop, the sharper the image stays towards the edges.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2022, 12:55:36 AM »
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Still no signs of life from the @centuryxtremelens project...

Here's a better demo of what After Effects can do with HPX+Opteka footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKNZyxoJOZg



I shot this in 1080/30p at 1/120s f/6.8  ––  the higher the f-stop, the sharper the image stays towards the edges.

This looks so good! Could the same work with an Opteka 72mm fisheye?

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2022, 10:03:25 PM »
Did @lukemurphymedia ever succeed in getting Century to reissue the Xtreme?

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2022, 01:57:38 PM »
what we really need is a clone lens like the mk2 clones. or something close
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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2022, 09:41:33 AM »
Doesn’t it make sense at some point to just get a DSLR/mirrorless fisheye setup? I don’t know how much xtremes go for but I am sure you could get a Gh2 or gh3 with a canon 8-15 and speedbooster. I know it isn’t as straight forward and the look changes. Maybe the image could be changed in post to fit the hvx or hpx footage.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2022, 09:59:19 AM »
Doesn’t it make sense at some point to just get a DSLR/mirrorless fisheye setup? I don’t know how much xtremes go for but I am sure you could get a Gh2 or gh3 with a canon 8-15 and speedbooster. I know it isn’t as straight forward and the look changes. Maybe the image could be changed in post to fit the hvx or hpx footage.

not doable. the look differs too much.

what we really need is a clone lens like the mk2 clones. or something close

this. could be a clone made for tinier more recent cameras too. It would make it less expensive to produce too.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2022, 09:35:59 AM »
^^ Fingers crossed that third party manufacturer gets it right cause there's been over a year of radio silence from this project: https://www.instagram.com/centuryxtremelens/

My xtreme got stolen in 2019, and I was dumb enough to pass on the opportunity to buy a slightly scuffed one for $1500 afterwards  :-[ 

Since then I've just been using the opteka and stretching it in AE using the Optics Compensation effect–– hopefully some of you can find this technique useful

original (HPX171, 62mm fisheye with 62-72 step-up ring):


export:


AE settings for 1080p30 footage:


^these settings are the best i've found – the image gets a bit softer but that can be fixed with some Sharpen effect in premiere.

example footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_-mRZW07rc
https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/sean-christiansen-s-hel-katt-video/

Any clue on settings like this for an HVX200? Tried matching your settings but it was a very different look. Would love to try out these after effects on some old footy but i just couldnt seem to figure it out myself.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2022, 09:52:57 AM »
Any clue on settings like this for an HVX200? Tried matching your settings but it was a very different look. Would love to try out these after effects on some old footy but i just couldnt seem to figure it out myself.
hvx200 has a slightly less wide lens, plus he had a stepup ring which makes it further away (more vig). seems like maybe you could reduce the scale to 100 instead of 110. if thats not enough then mess with FOV.
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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2023, 09:37:02 PM »
@green - any reason you went with 62mm specifically? Is it substantially wider than the 72mm? Always wondered if the various opteka lenses are the same from 52-82, just a different opening.

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2023, 01:43:36 PM »
@green - any reason you went with 62mm specifically? Is it substantially wider than the 72mm? Always wondered if the various opteka lenses are the same from 52-82, just a different opening.
they're all clones of the MK2 lens just with different thread sizes
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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2023, 12:21:28 AM »
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@green - any reason you went with 62mm specifically? Is it substantially wider than the 72mm? Always wondered if the various opteka lenses are the same from 52-82, just a different opening.
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they're all clones of the MK2 lens just with different thread sizes

I definitely have to zoom if further with the 52 compared with the 72…

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2023, 09:34:00 AM »
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@green - any reason you went with 62mm specifically? Is it substantially wider than the 72mm? Always wondered if the various opteka lenses are the same from 52-82, just a different opening.
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they're all clones of the MK2 lens just with different thread sizes
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I definitely have to zoom if further with the 52 compared with the 72…
yes because you've spaced the lens out with an adapter ring. the optics are still the same.
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« Reply #23 on: April 19, 2023, 10:45:08 AM »
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@green - any reason you went with 62mm specifically? Is it substantially wider than the 72mm? Always wondered if the various opteka lenses are the same from 52-82, just a different opening.
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they're all clones of the MK2 lens just with different thread sizes
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I definitely have to zoom if further with the 52 compared with the 72…
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yes because you've spaced the lens out with an adapter ring. the optics are still the same.
I am also interested in this.
So, the back element of the opteka is the same size for all fisheye thread sizes (52mm, 58mm, 67mm and 72mm)?
Would I get the same image using a 72mm to 72mm spacer + the 72mm fisheye version than with a 72mm to 52mm adapater + the 52mm fisheye version? (provided that the back element of the fisheye ends up at the same distance for both cases)

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« Reply #24 on: April 19, 2023, 11:47:57 AM »
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@green - any reason you went with 62mm specifically? Is it substantially wider than the 72mm? Always wondered if the various opteka lenses are the same from 52-82, just a different opening.
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they're all clones of the MK2 lens just with different thread sizes
[close]

I definitely have to zoom if further with the 52 compared with the 72…
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yes because you've spaced the lens out with an adapter ring. the optics are still the same.
[close]
I am also interested in this.
So, the back element of the opteka is the same size for all fisheye thread sizes (52mm, 58mm, 67mm and 72mm)?
Would I get the same image using a 72mm to 72mm spacer + the 72mm fisheye version than with a 72mm to 52mm adapater + the 52mm fisheye version? (provided that the back element of the fisheye ends up at the same distance for both cases)
should be the case, they're all the same glass, just different housings. so only distance from the lens (using spacers/adapters), and the stock lens' focal length should matter.
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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #25 on: June 19, 2023, 03:39:52 PM »


On the original topic, one of my friends told me a third party lens company reverse engineered the exact specs of the Xtreme and were gathering funds to make some. He didn't have the name of the company, so I'm not sure who it is. Also, not sure if this is true or not.

Anything else ever come up on this topic of the reverse engineering rumor

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #26 on: June 27, 2023, 07:48:28 PM »
why can't someone like opteka just rip it off asap

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #27 on: June 28, 2023, 05:04:20 AM »
why can't someone like opteka just rip it off asap

Im assuming they’re the 3rd party company that supposedly tried but never got it off the ground.


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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2023, 11:54:42 AM »
interesting thread(s) i found searching google today:

"Spoken with Schneider and they are working on an alternative lens"  :o
https://www.reddit.com/r/Optics/comments/14jmb2y/camcorder_fisheye_lens_adapter_question/

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Re: century xtreme revival?
« Reply #29 on: August 14, 2023, 05:57:22 PM »
interesting thread(s) i found searching google today:

"Spoken with Schneider and they are working on an alternative lens"  :o
https://www.reddit.com/r/Optics/comments/14jmb2y/camcorder_fisheye_lens_adapter_question/

yo thats my reddit account! been talking with David from Century.

He spoke with pocket skate mag about the MK1     https://youtu.be/x1vBZiBdSvM

I'm not sure what any of it entails yet but I think anythign better than an mk2 would be pretty amazing at this point