A HAL 9000 faceplate from scratch
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concommie : the lens in question was made by a company called SD Studios. Or, more accurately, they paid a Chinese lens factory to manufacture them to their specifications. The glass lens simulates the look of a Nikkor 8mm f/8 primary element, though it's a couple of millimetres too large in diameter. They were used for building a HAL 9000 replica produced by SD Studios some years ago.
The principal behind the company had some leftover lenses from the product, and he resold them on eBay a year or two ago. It was controversial because he was also involved in Master Replicas, a prop replica venture that promised a more accurate and advanced HAL 9000 product. However, MR fell into bankruptcy and many people lost large sums of money, because they put money down on a non-existent product that never shipped.
So. The only way to get one of those replica lenses now is to buy one off somebody who bought one via eBay.
The principal behind the company had some leftover lenses from the product, and he resold them on eBay a year or two ago. It was controversial because he was also involved in Master Replicas, a prop replica venture that promised a more accurate and advanced HAL 9000 product. However, MR fell into bankruptcy and many people lost large sums of money, because they put money down on a non-existent product that never shipped.
So. The only way to get one of those replica lenses now is to buy one off somebody who bought one via eBay.
