Professional Lens Rehousing

Whitepoint Optics specializes in rehousing vintage cine lenses, transforming legendary optics into modern cinema-ready tools.
 
We offer professional rehousing services for filmmakers  worldwide, ensuring seamless integration with contemporary camera systems.
 
Our factory, based in Helsinki, Finland, delivers precision craftsmanship for superior optical performance.

Fast-Track Delivery: Starting from 1 Month!

We’re excited to offer delivery starting from 1 month on selected products from our catalogue!

If you’re looking for premium rehoused lenses with a quicker turnaround, we’ve got you covered.

Reach out to us to check if your lenses qualify for faster delivery!

Canon FD Rehousing

Canon FD lenses are legendary among cinematographers for their organic image quality, smooth focus roll-off, and vintage character. Our rehousing process ensures robust mechanics, modern mount compatibility, and seamless integration into professional cinema rigs.

Canon Dream Lens Rehousing

The Canon 50mm F0.95, known as the ‘Dream Lens,’ is famous for its ultra-fast aperture and stunning bokeh. Our rehousing enhances its usability, adding modern focus gears, robust construction, and cine-friendly features while preserving its magical image quality.

Nikon AI Rehousing

Nikon AI lenses are prized for their sharp optics, beautiful color rendition, and rugged design. Our rehousing process upgrades them with modern cine housing, smoother focus control, and industry-standard mounts for professional productions.

Leica R Rehousing

Leica R lenses offer unmatched micro-contrast, cinematic color, and superior optics. Our rehousing preserves their legendary quality while adding professional-grade mechanics, smoother focus, and enhanced durability for filmmaking applications.

Zeiss Jena Rehousing

Zeiss Jena lenses, born from the legendary Carl Zeiss heritage, provide vintage aesthetics with rich contrast and smooth bokeh. Our rehousing gives them modern durability, smoother focus control, and cine-friendly compatibility.

Olympus OM Rehousing

Olympus OM lenses deliver a unique combination of compact size, sharpness, and beautiful rendering. Our rehousing transforms these still lenses into robust, cine-optimized tools, making them perfect for modern film production.

Zeiss Contax Rehousing

Zeiss Contax lenses are known for their high contrast, smooth bokeh, and beautiful color rendering. Our rehousing process ensures they are cinema-ready with robust mechanics, precise focus, and modern mounts.

Kinoptik Rehousing

Kinoptik lenses have a distinctive character, offering dreamlike flares and an artistic cinematic look. Our rehousing process modernizes them with durable cine mechanics while preserving their classic optical charm.

Elite Anamorphic Rehousing

Elite Anamorphic lenses are renowned for their iconic flares and unique image quality. Our rehousing preserves their signature look while improving build quality, focus accuracy, and compatibility with professional cine rigs.

Konica Hexanon Rehousing

Konica Hexanon lenses are celebrated for their high resolving power and distinct color rendition. Our rehousing adapts them for cinema use, enhancing their mechanical precision, durability, and compatibility with modern cameras.

Minolta Rokkor Rehousing

Minolta Rokkor lenses are beloved for their smooth bokeh and vintage warmth. Our rehousing process modernizes them with sturdy cine mechanics, expanded focus throw, and professional mounting options for modern filmmaking.

We also rehouse the following lenses

Kowa      Schneider      Lomo      Minolta      Yashica     Pentax      Canon Rangefinder      Zeiss Super Speed      Zeiss Standard Speed
Other lens conversions available on request.
Contact us for details and pricing!

Lens Conversion Process

• Stainless steel PL mount
• New round iris
• Zero image shifting
• Cam Form Focus drive optimized for modern motors
• Unique robust aluminium construction
• Easy to collimate with shims
• 280-300 degree rotation
• Standard 110mm and 95mm front diameter
• Easy to service

Additional features on Request

• LPL and EF mounts
• Personalised engravings
• High visible UV markings

What Our Clients Say About Us

Trusted by industry professionals worldwide, our lenses are used in high-end productions, from feature films to commercials.
Tamara Vittekova & Ramon Stoltenberg
Tamara Vittekova & Ramon Stoltenberg“All of lenses seem to work beautifully and they look great”
“We have received the lenses. One box was pretty beaten, but lenses were well protected. Thank you so much – awesome packing. Ramon got very excited and he was testing lenses last night. So far, all of them seem to work beautifully and they look great. Of course, he is gonna perform more testing in the near future, but I wanted to let you know that so far he is very satisfied with work that was done on them. Anyway, we are looking forward getting those other sets done. Have a great day and send out best regards to your technicians!”
Felix Baermann
Felix Baermann“Thanks so much for the engravings. The lenses now look even more beautiful”
“Thanks so much for the engravings. The lenses now look even more beautiful and I couldn’t be happier. I will shoot the first commercial project with them next week. Really looking forward to that.
John Pope
John Pope“I couldn’t be happier with how lenses turned out. Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship”
“Wanted to let you know that the lenses came today and I couldn’t be happier with how they turned out. Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship. It changes the entire feeling and makes me excited to use them again! I don’t really do much on social media but I’m going to promote these. I finally had a chance to put the lenses on my monstro yesterday and I’m in love with them. Thank you for working with me on the design and for all of your patience, expertise, and willingness to explore ideas. Have a great day and thank you for everything :)”
Gregor from SeeYouRent
Gregor from SeeYouRent“This is impressive, transparent, professional and fast”
“Thanks a lot for your mail and the report. As you might guess, we already worked with other companies, that provide lens rehousing-services – and I have to say – this is impressively professional. Transparent, professional, and fast – the way we ever hoped this could work – you are the first and only one! Cheers to you!”

Frequently Asked Questions about Lens Rehousing

Shipping instructions inside EU:

To ensure the safe shipment of the lenses, please follow these instructions.

Package the lenses carefully, using individual small boxes for each lens and suitable filler material.Place all the individual boxes within a larger box filled with soft filler to protect them from any impacts during transit. Take all necessary precautions to ensure their proper protection.

Include the following details of our office manager, Katri Peltomäki, on the side of the package along with the address:

Attn: Katri Peltomäki

Phone: +358 40 625 9723

E-mail [email protected]

Address:

Whitepoint Optics

Sturenkatu 21

00510 Helsinki

Finland

Note: Entrance via Teollisuuskatu

Shipping instructions outside the EU:

For customs purposes, please remember to provide the necessary information on the export documents when shipping outside the EU.

Include the following details:

  • Clearly state that you are sending cine lenses with the serial number “xxxx” for temporary repair, with the intention of having them returned to you after completion. It should clearly indicate ”return after repair”.
  • Include a proforma invoice that accurately states the value of the lenses individually. This value will be used when shipping them back to you after the repairs are finished.
  • Please indicate the quantity of lenses, along with their individual values, as we are claiming them into the country using temporary inward processing. This signifies that they will be returned to the owner after the maintenance is complete.

Important information to include on the package:

  • Description: Cine lenses for maintenance/repair
  • Serial numbers: Please include the serial numbers of the lenses
  • Value: You indicate the value of the contents with a proforma invoice

Please add the phone number and email address of our office manager Katri Peltomäki.

In lens rehousing, the client sends lenses to us for conversion. After conversion, the lenses can be used in cinematography and are compatible with modern cine accessories. In a typical case, the converted lenses are originally still camera optics, but we also rehouse vintage film lenses to be used with modern cinema equipment.

The client is responsible for the quality of the optical components. The client also takes care of postage fees, when sending lenses to us.

Our current delivery estimate for the lenses in our range is 4-8 months. If a lens that is not part of our program is agreed upon, this will become its own special project, the time estimate of which will be agreed separately. The delivery time varies depending on the order backlog and the lens set you are interested in – contact us and ask for the current delivery time!

Payment terms are as follows:

  • 25% of Grand Total to be paid as a deposit payment to reserve your slot. This is non-refundable.
  • 25% of Grand Total is to be paid to order parts. (Approx 3 months before the production starts)
  • 25% of Grand Total is to be paid when the production starts.
  • 25% of Grand Total is to be paid on delivery. To start the delivery process, payments need to be 100% made.
  • The conversion process begins once the first payment is received. WPO will be in contact during the conversion process on each stage.
  • Lenses are sent to the client after the whole payment is 100% paid.
  • All shipping costs at customers’ expense.

We can either deliver the whole batch or in smaller batches. Just let us know what the priority is and we can send lenses out as soon as they are finished. No need to wait for the whole set.

Unfortunately, we cannot source lenses for clients.

For a quote, please send us a message and we will get back to you with an offer. The conversion process begins once the first payment (25%) is received.

Unfortunately, we do not have a way of estimating shipping/import duties in advance. Once we know the size of the package, we can get an estimate of delivery charges. Duties are usually reasonable.

When shipping from outside of the EU:
In order to avoid extra duties, we are using shipping for a temporary repair.

  • It is important to clearly indicate in the export documents that a customer is sending cine lenses with the serial number xxxx for a temporary repair, to be returned after completion.
  • Included must be a proforma invoice to state the value of the lenses. This way we can ship lenses back after the work is done using the same proforma value.
  • When we receive lenses here, we claim them into the country as temporary inward processing (meaning to be returned to the owner after maintenance is over).

It is important you have clearly stated the value of the content when shipping using a proforma document. We will return the lenses using the same proforma value you indicate.

Whitepoint Optics guarantees a 12 months warranty for rehoused lenses. Warranty does not cover misuse of goods, or using goods in a manner for which they are not intended. Warranty does not cover normal wear and tear or careless use of the goods.

We shall remedy defects if the warranty claim is valid and within the warranty period. It is at our decision whether we remedy the defect by repair or replacement.

We are however happy to help if an impact etc. happens. Please get in touch. In these cases, our hourly rate is 100 €/h (+ the cost of parts that need replacing).

We do offer the possibility for personalized engravings and a range of colors for a stylish finish. We also offer dual high visible UV markings on request.
Ask also for enhanced close focus.

Engravings prices

Customized engravings: Design setup fee 1200€ + 200€/lens
Includes:

  • Personalised logo
  • Lens details text
  • Special color on engravings (max. 2 colors from our color chart)

 

Cap engravings: Design setup fee 500€ + 50€/lens

We can also engrave other logos on request, but we can’t take any legal responsibility for using trademarked material.

We are able to engrave both in metric and imperial scales – it’s your choice. We can engrave additional scales also (for additional cost of 200€/lens).

For bulk/set discounts, please get in touch. We are here to help!

Due to shipping costs, rehousing a single lens is usually not very cost-effective. That is why we rehouse mostly whole lens sets. However, there are no technical barriers for rehousing a single lens. If you have a single lens that you want to be rehoused, contact us!

Unfortunately, no. In that process lenses will lose their individual vintage-look, and that is not what we or the customer wants. In a case of  damaged lens, it is usually better to source a new lens.

We generally don’t supply cases to customers for two reasons:

  1. When it comes to lens case quality and design, the taste tends to be subjective. We have been trying to pinpoint one case manufacturer to fit for all, but haven’t found one.
  2. The actual measurements of each lens can vary anything from 2-6mm depending on the model of the lens. This means that to get the exact measurement we need to complete the lens before sending the dimensions to case manufacturer and this would delay the delivery process somewhat.
 
 
 

Of course! Our office and factory is located in Helsinki, Finland. Please get in touch, and we will organize a safe visit for you.

Made in Finland – Used Everywhere

With our factory and office based in Helsinki, we proudly serve filmmakers across the globe. Whether you’re looking for new optics or a custom lens solution, we’re here to help.

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CONTACT

We are currently experiencing a high volume of inquiries. As a result, our response time may be longer than usual. We are working diligently to address your messages. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience. We value your business and will get back to you as soon as possible.