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WTB: 2d rear extension & other discussion
The 2D is in nice shape. I got the Ilex 12" mounted last night and
will try to shoot some this Sat. My other lenses are an old Fujinon-W 210/5.6, so I'll build a board for that lens, and a 360 APO Nikkor. The problem is my 360 APO Nikkor. Since I don't have a rear extension it's a little difficult to use. So I need a 2D rear extension. Who's got one? Also ... it came with a 4x5 back in really nice shape (except of course it has finishing nails in place of the original pins. No ground glass either, but that's cheap so I'll get one before parting with it. If you can put up with those, the rest is great. My debate is: Should I sell it to fund the extension or just put out for the extension and keep this to allow for closer 4x5 portraits (like with the Ilex & Nikkor)? Still debating. (This weekend I'm going to a hobby shop top look for metal suitable for pins for the 4x5 back.) That dang Ilex is lacking something. Actually a couple of things. Threads. And X flash sync. It's an Acme #4 shutter. Might be too much efford/expense to add. My 58mm filter fits into the front of the lens but falls out because it can't screw into anything. (I could try duct tape and send a pic to Red Green, but am averse to supporting even the best of Canadian television.) Your thoughts are welcome regarding adding a flash sync (different shutter?) and some sort of filter holder. TIA, Collin |
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"Collin Brendemuehl" wrote in message
om... The 2D is in nice shape. I got the Ilex 12" mounted last night and will try to shoot some this Sat. My other lenses are an old Fujinon-W 210/5.6, so I'll build a board for that lens, and a 360 APO Nikkor. The problem is my 360 APO Nikkor. Since I don't have a rear extension it's a little difficult to use. So I need a 2D rear extension. Who's got one? Collin, I am following your project with great interest. If the 2D extension the same as the one on the Century 1, then if it were me, I'd opt to fabricate a simpler rear extension (kluge) just for the 360 lens. The extensions require tracks for the gear and replicating the extension is _very hard_. I'm thinking that one could make a single-length extension for the 360 that lets you focus using the existing front extension. (I know, it's easier to focus the rear, but...) Also ... it came with a 4x5 back in really nice shape (except of course it has finishing nails in place of the original pins. No ground glass either, but that's cheap so I'll get one before parting with it. That dang Ilex is lacking something. Actually a couple of things. Threads. And X flash sync. It's an Acme #4 shutter. Might be too much efford/expense to add. There are releases that trip the shutter and the flash but I do not know if they accomodate X synch. I'm thinking that Richard K. can fill us in on that. I'd like to know. My 58mm filter fits into the front of the lens but falls out because it can't screw into anything. Duct tape is okay, but real Gaffer's tape is better because it removes without leaving stickum on the part. I have a whole set of 58mm filters with exactly the same problem. Brand name "DKE". I thought it was a shortcoming of the filter at first, but now I'm thinking that the lens in question was never intended to have a screw-in filter. Kodak and others made special wooden filter holders for some early cameras. I have one with the original square yellow filter. There are also 'clamp on' filter holders for such lenses in early versions, but you can get modern equivalents. |
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"jjs" wrote in message ... "Collin Brendemuehl" wrote in message Collin, I am following your project with great interest. If the 2D extension the same as the one on the Century 1, then if it were me, I'd opt to fabricate a simpler rear extension (kluge) just for the 360 lens. The extensions require tracks for the gear and replicating the extension is _very hard_. FWIW, the Century 1 that I have has the rear track matched (by ser#) to the front. |
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