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