Nevermind, I see there is an adapter included to mount the lens into an Ilex #5.
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Nevermind, I see there is an adapter included to mount the lens into an Ilex #5.
Hi Alan,
It appears to have an adapter that fits an Ilex #5 shutter, but not the actual shutter.
A PM to the seller would be in order. Are you active on APUG, or would you like me to relay?
- Leigh
Hi Rick,
True. It depends a lot on how much stress you put on it, like how big the lens/shutter is.
- Leigh
Thanks Leigh,
It took me awhile but I was able to contact the Seller. I had joined Apug a long time ago but never posted and forgot my password. Anyway, I told him that I am interested so I'll have to wait until he contacts me. He probably isn't a night owl like us!
Great. Good luck with it.
Night owls? Who? Us? Naw! :D
- Leigh
Hello Leigh,
I talked to Charlie (the Seller on APUG) and unfortunately his adapter won't work on my shutter. It turns out that the Ilex #5 shutters that the Ektars were mounted in had different threads.
Thanks anyway. It was worth a try!
Alan
Charlie posts here as well on occassion
I use a viewing card and tape measure (the sprung type with a little hook on the end). I frame the shot and hook the tape measure over the edge of the card and voila.
I found an older Linhof viewfinder on E-bay for $150 after looking for some time. They are bigger than I would like - but it does help. I walk around with it and find the image first with my naked eyes and then use the finder to find the exact (or near) lens and location for the image.