Moment Lens M-Series Adaptor for T-Series Mounting
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Several years ago I invested in a set of lenses from Moment that I used with my iPhone 13 Pro Max (at the time). To secure the lenses I purchased an iPhone cage from SmallRig. Overall I was very satisfied with the setup and it helped produce some great photos when we traveled to Yellowstone the same year. I am now headed on a new adventure to Zion National Park in Utah next week and I had to upgrade my SmallRig cage to fit my (now) iPhone 16 Pro MAX. The only problem, SmallRig no longer supports the M-Series mounting, and has standardized on T-Series mounts for several years now. My attempts to find an adaptor failed, so I designed one. As it turns out Moment (at some time) did sell an adaptor (the Moment Lens Mounting System V2 Adaptor) but I could not find these anywhere. Their solution was very elegant though ... it was a T-Series bayonet that slipped over the lens' M-Series mount and adhered to the back of the lens as a permanent addition. Unfortunately, for 3D printing, this approach did not work well for me. The small wings that extend from the cylindrical body of the adaptor kept snapping off, and I really did not want to drop a lens during one of these inevitable failures. Also, I didn't like the idea of adhering something 3D printed to my lens body ... that may change again in the future. Instead, I turned my attention to the T-Series mount itself. I only have M-Series lenses ... so I am not worried about supporting T-Series anytime soon. The final solution is a 2 part adaptor that installs from the iPhone lens side of the T-Series mount, using the rectangular slow and twist recess to hold it in position. Then from the external lens side, a cap is installed, locking on to the bottom piece (with a small spot of hobby glue) to hold both pieces together. The M-Series lens now may be inserted and twisted to the front of the the SmallRig mount just like normal. For printing I used all default infill and wall settings. No supports are required as each piece can be oriented to print in an optimal position. I did chose to use ASA so the at the filament would have a strong UV tolerance as my use case is for outdoors. You can print this in any material that suites your needs. Enjoy!
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