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Re: [OM] Using enlarging lens

Subject: Re: [OM] Using enlarging lens
From: "Tom Trottier" <tom@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:12:42 -0400
Tim,

Thanks, should work, but the engineer in me shudders a bit. But really, 
only flat subjects need perfect alignment.

Tom

--- Original Message ---

From:                   HI100@xxxxxxx
Date sent:              Thu, 22 Jul 1999 06:20:12 EDT
> 
> Tom was horrified by the Novoflex Leica screw to OM mount adapter price and 
> wondered about alternatives for using OM bellows with enlarger lenses:
> 
> Tom,
>         here are some more ideas:
> remove the OM mount from a cheap extension tube (<$20) or from 2X 
> convertor or use an OM Tmount (thicker) and attach it to the lens board with 
> double back foam tape so that it can be easily seperated when you want to 
> restore
> the mount.  Or buy a broken enlarger or lens board to get a lensboard/mount 
> you don't mind permanently mounting to the Tmount.
>       I have had luck getting various mount adapters from old broken 
> bellows or broken cameras. You could probably get a Leica mount off an old 
> broken Leica clone like a Russian Zorki that should be available for next to 
> nothing. 
> As pointed out on the hacking lens mounts reference I mentioned previously 
> you can use silicon rubber RTV to semi permanently join mounts that fit 
> within one another.(Like your Goop idea) This allows removal later if 
> necessary.
>       Another popular crude technique seems to be to use a cut-out plastic 
> rear lens cap (particularly if it is a molded screw on type) glued to a T 
> adapter.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim Hughes
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