Details about the FC E-9 Mod

[depresseddingo]

Hello Guys,

I got me a nice Nikon FC E-9, took me a good while to find one but people seem to really like it, especially when it is modded, so I wanted to give it a try.

Now I am trying to collect as many information about the mod as possible, since I really don't want to fuck up that nice piece of glass.
It is kinda hard to find good info tho.

So if someone can give a hint of what tools work best and how to do it step by step, that would be amazing.

Cya

[Chatbot]

I've done this with my friend 10+ years ago but if I remember correctly, we just used a hacksaw to cut the long neck down and then used JB Weld to secure a glass-less UV filter to the back for threads.

[doyle]

Yeah I did this 15 years ago as well and the only difference is that I think I unscrewed the front of the lens to take out the glass inside before sawing just to be safe.

I think now I wouldn't have done the mod though, basically trading a bit of chromatic aberration on the vignetting for some weird softness on the edges (although I could've fucked something up, who knows).

[Jordan Wiens]

anyone ever put it on an hpx? ive seen this vid and it looks really close to an xtreme for the price, but not sure how it'd look on a 72mm camera.



vig doesnt look nearly as good on this cam



does the hacksaw to the lens make the vig sharper? since the lens elements are closer to the camera.

[green]

the fc-e9 looks goofy but it's optically perfect as-is. works great with the panasonic hc-x1000 and jvc hm150. do not do this dumbass mod, you will not have a sharp image/vignette afterwards.

[dipped]

Has anyone tried this fisheye on the sony ax700? I currently have the opteka, which is fine but i‘m trying to look for something a little wider thats not as expensive as the mk1

[depresseddingo]

the fc-e9 looks goofy but it's optically perfect as-is. works great with the panasonic hc-x1000 and jvc hm150. do not do this dumbass mod, you will not have a sharp image/vignette afterwards.

Thank's guys!

After all I decided to not try the mod.
Instead I got me some rods and a lens support system, to save the threads from ripping out.
The fisheye really works perfectly with the hm100 and the extra wight from the rod system also helps filming a little more stable with that small camera.

I'm really happy with the setup now.

[Thejumpoff]

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the fc-e9 looks goofy but it's optically perfect as-is. works great with the panasonic hc-x1000 and jvc hm150. do not do this dumbass mod, you will not have a sharp image/vignette afterwards.

[close]

Thank's guys!

After all I decided to not try the mod.
Instead I got me some rods and a lens support system, to save the threads from ripping out.
The fisheye really works perfectly with the hm100 and the extra wight from the rod system also helps filming a little more stable with that small camera.

I'm really happy with the setup now.

Any test footage of this setup? Super curious how it looks.

[curb_cut]

do you have any footy on youtube or ig? i just snagged a hm150 off ebay and will be getting the e9 soon

[Jordan Wiens]

do you have any footy on youtube or ig? i just snagged a hm150 off ebay and will be getting the e9 soon

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