[cheaper] Custom flanges?

[Jac@stafford.net]

[...]I've been doing what Mark Sawyer taught me - use a soft rubber hose clamp, from Home Depot. [...]

I have an Aero Ektar to mount today. I am off to get one of those clamps! Thanks to you and Mark for the tip.

[civich]

Also a nice solution! & locally accessible. Thanks for passing this on Garrett. -Chris

"use a soft rubber hose clamp, from Home Depot"

[Mark Sawyer]

It's not as elegant as a flange, but functional, secure, doesn't damage the lens, and can't be seen with the lens on the camera. A photo so people can see what Garrett and I are talking about:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...k/IMG_6091.jpg

*note: you'll have to trim the sewer connecter down to get one strip from each side. I made a little cutting jig, (a razor blade screwed to a piece of wood as thick as I wanted the rubber strip, then push the connector into it and rotate til it cuts through), to do it as cleanly as possible.

[goamules]

Mark is the master at do it yourself photography equipment and modifications.

[Henry Ambrose]

I can make any flange you need, whatever thread. It may not be "cheap", but rather "economical". It might help to think that a nice flange adds to the future resale value of the lens, and is not just an expense that flies away. If you have questions about lens mounting, lens flanges, boards or other camera machine work, send me a private message through the forum.

[Tin Can]

This may be the wave of the future. This is unbelievable for $1000, but who knows, make all your parts at home.

Watch out for the music.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fa...nal-fabricator