The Redrock DIY Guide

The Redrock DIY (do-it-yourself) Guide is a comprehensive manual for building a production-grade 35mm lens adapter. Following the steps outlined in this guidebook, film students and educators, technology aficionados, and budget-conscious movie makers can create a high quality 35mm adapter for their own camera using available parts and minimal skills.

The Guide is a detailed, 37 page printed document with 8 CAD drawings, and 29 helpful photos and images illustrating the various steps. In addition, the guide is shipped with one of the most important adapter elements – an imaging screen (aka "ground glass") made of high quality optical polymer.

Redrock’s Commitment to giving back to the community

As filmmakers ourselves, we feel a responsibility to help all filmmakers be free of the technical restraints often imposed when faced with limited budget.

Our desire is to enable anyone with a little bit of money, a lot of passion, and some elbow grease to create their own working 35mm adapter with a minimal amount of money. Redrock Micro is committed to continuing to offer revolutionary prices and approaches to advance the art of digital filmmaking without technical boundaries.

The Guide can also serve as a great educational reference, explaining in detail how depth of field adapters work.

For customers who prefer to purchase a completely assembled production adapter, you can visit the Redrock M2 Cinema Lens Adapter page. Please note the DIY Guide enables you to build a great working 35mm adapter - it is not a kit to build an exact copy of the M2.

Benefits and features

Comprehensive Guide

• Details instructions from start to finish
• Step-by-step chapters
• Pictures that illustrate each step

Includes precise mechanical drawings

• CAD drawings with measurements and tolerances help to ensure precision

Includes Supply Sources

• Contact information and part numbers on where to purchase the necessary components

Access to the private Redrock Guide forum

• Exchange ideas, approaches, and experience with others building the adapter
• Forum moderators often add new ideas and updates