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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
The last bit of evidence is in:
http://www.mattclara.com/misc/nikonbellows/ It appears it is indeed safe to mount either of these old Nikon bellows to modern nikon dslrs. -- www.mattclara.com |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
I have both the 4 and 5 and have been using both on a D200 without any
problem for the last year. Toby "Matt Clara" wrote in message . .. The last bit of evidence is in: http://www.mattclara.com/misc/nikonbellows/ It appears it is indeed safe to mount either of these old Nikon bellows to modern nikon dslrs. -- www.mattclara.com |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
"Toby" wrote in message
... "Matt Clara" wrote in message . .. The last bit of evidence is in: http://www.mattclara.com/misc/nikonbellows/ It appears it is indeed safe to mount either of these old Nikon bellows to modern nikon dslrs. I have both the 4 and 5 and have been using both on a D200 without any problem for the last year. Toby Thanks Toby--where were you when we started the search!!!? ;-) All the same, it's good to have a couple experts weigh in on the subject, as Nikon says it's a no-no. -- www.mattclara.com |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
"Matt Clara" wrote in message ... "Toby" wrote in message ... "Matt Clara" wrote in message . .. The last bit of evidence is in: http://www.mattclara.com/misc/nikonbellows/ It appears it is indeed safe to mount either of these old Nikon bellows to modern nikon dslrs. I have both the 4 and 5 and have been using both on a D200 without any problem for the last year. Toby Thanks Toby--where were you when we started the search!!!? ;-) All the same, it's good to have a couple experts weigh in on the subject, as Nikon says it's a no-no. Oh! If I had known that I might never have mounted them. But I've had absolutely zero problems. Just out of curiosity, why does Nikon say it is a no-no? BTW I've also been using K-rings, in case that interests you... Toby |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
Actually come to think of it, I think I have to mount the bellows "sideways"
(with the mounting collar rotated 90 degrees as if taking a vertical) to get it to clear the grip. I can't really remember, since I've had to do this for years anyway for mounting on the F4. But basically once it is mounted you can rotate it to the horizontal position, although you have to re-rotate it to dismount it... It would definitely damage the camera if I tried to mount or dismount it without that ;-) Toby "Matt Clara" wrote in message ... "Toby" wrote in message ... "Matt Clara" wrote in message . .. The last bit of evidence is in: http://www.mattclara.com/misc/nikonbellows/ It appears it is indeed safe to mount either of these old Nikon bellows to modern nikon dslrs. I have both the 4 and 5 and have been using both on a D200 without any problem for the last year. Toby Thanks Toby--where were you when we started the search!!!? ;-) All the same, it's good to have a couple experts weigh in on the subject, as Nikon says it's a no-no. -- www.mattclara.com |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
Yes, as I had thought, it is necessary to rotate the collar on the bellows
to mount and dismount it, and I will bet dollars to dimes that this is the only reason why Nikon says these bellows cannot be used with their dslrs. I've lived in Japan for more than 20 years and I know a bit about how their corporate cultures function: I'm sure that some junior engineer was assigned to determine which accessories and lenses were compatible with the D100 and D200. He noticed that the PB4 and PB5 could not be mounted without an extra step, and this translated to "not compatible". Only his little section happens to know the reason, so when you wrote to Nikon asking for clarification there was no way that some poor flunky in Nikon USA could possibly get in contact with some guy who probably doesn't speak English in some sub-sub department of some sub-department of some peripheral Nikon office in some far-flung prefecture far away from Tokyo. One step up from his is only some written document that states that those bellows are not compatible, and that's all anyone who digs is going to find out, unless he spends several days on the phone. Toby "Toby" wrote in message ... Actually come to think of it, I think I have to mount the bellows "sideways" (with the mounting collar rotated 90 degrees as if taking a vertical) to get it to clear the grip. I can't really remember, since I've had to do this for years anyway for mounting on the F4. But basically once it is mounted you can rotate it to the horizontal position, although you have to re-rotate it to dismount it... It would definitely damage the camera if I tried to mount or dismount it without that ;-) Toby "Matt Clara" wrote in message ... "Toby" wrote in message ... "Matt Clara" wrote in message . .. The last bit of evidence is in: http://www.mattclara.com/misc/nikonbellows/ It appears it is indeed safe to mount either of these old Nikon bellows to modern nikon dslrs. I have both the 4 and 5 and have been using both on a D200 without any problem for the last year. Toby Thanks Toby--where were you when we started the search!!!? ;-) All the same, it's good to have a couple experts weigh in on the subject, as Nikon says it's a no-no. -- www.mattclara.com |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Lasttime on the subject, honest.)
Toby wrote:
Yes, as I had thought, it is necessary to rotate the collar on the bellows to mount and dismount it, and I will bet dollars to dimes that this is the only reason why Nikon says these bellows cannot be used with their dslrs. I've lived in Japan for more than 20 years and I know a bit about how their corporate cultures function: I'm sure that some junior engineer was assigned to determine which accessories and lenses were compatible with the D100 and D200. He noticed that the PB4 and PB5 could not be mounted without an extra step, and this translated to "not compatible". Only his little section happens to know the reason, so when you wrote to Nikon asking for clarification there was no way that some poor flunky in Nikon USA could possibly get in contact with some guy who probably doesn't speak English in some sub-sub department of some sub-department of some peripheral Nikon office in some far-flung prefecture far away from Tokyo. One step up from his is only some written document that states that those bellows are not compatible, and that's all anyone who digs is going to find out, unless he spends several days on the phone. Or if he tries it g. Toby "Toby" wrote in message ... Actually come to think of it, I think I have to mount the bellows "sideways" (with the mounting collar rotated 90 degrees as if taking a vertical) to get it to clear the grip. I can't really remember, since I've had to do this for years anyway for mounting on the F4. But basically once it is mounted you can rotate it to the horizontal position, although you have to re-rotate it to dismount it... It would definitely damage the camera if I tried to mount or dismount it without that ;-) Toby "Matt Clara" wrote in message ... "Toby" wrote in message .. . "Matt Clara" wrote in message news:RvidnSakfca0W5jbnZ2dnUVZ_uDinZ2d@comcast. com... The last bit of evidence is in: http://www.mattclara.com/misc/nikonbellows/ It appears it is indeed safe to mount either of these old Nikon bellows to modern nikon dslrs. I have both the 4 and 5 and have been using both on a D200 without any problem for the last year. Toby Thanks Toby--where were you when we started the search!!!? ;-) All the same, it's good to have a couple experts weigh in on the subject, as Nikon says it's a no-no. -- www.mattclara.com |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
"Toby" wrote in message
... Yes, as I had thought, it is necessary to rotate the collar on the bellows to mount and dismount it, and I will bet dollars to dimes that this is the only reason why Nikon says these bellows cannot be used with their dslrs. You'd better not - you have to do the same thing to mount the PB6 on any Nikon DSLR, and that is one that Nikon says is OK to mount on them -- Apteryx |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
"Apteryx" wrote in message
... "Toby" wrote in message ... Yes, as I had thought, it is necessary to rotate the collar on the bellows to mount and dismount it, and I will bet dollars to dimes that this is the only reason why Nikon says these bellows cannot be used with their dslrs. You'd better not - you have to do the same thing to mount the PB6 on any Nikon DSLR, and that is one that Nikon says is OK to mount on them Yes, it's my guess Nikon is promoting sales of the PB-6, which is still available in stores. -- www.mattclara.com |
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PB-4 / PB-5 nikon bellows mounted to Nikon digital cameras. (Last time on the subject, honest.)
"Apteryx" wrote in message ... "Toby" wrote in message ... Yes, as I had thought, it is necessary to rotate the collar on the bellows to mount and dismount it, and I will bet dollars to dimes that this is the only reason why Nikon says these bellows cannot be used with their dslrs. You'd better not - you have to do the same thing to mount the PB6 on any Nikon DSLR, and that is one that Nikon says is OK to mount on them I also have the PB6, and I have used all three (4, 5 and 6) on the D200 without any problems (quite often) for the past year. Toby -- Apteryx |
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