Hi Everybody!
My Name is Fred and I´ve been absent from this forum and photography for about 4 years. Recently my interest in photography reignited and I started to shoot 4x5 Largeformat Film almost exclusively (some 35mm and MF in the mix).
In 2009 I build a Box around my 65mm f8 super angulon (single coated, 00 shutter) to shoot Street Photography with a fixed focus since I didn't seem to find a helical that I could afford. this thing looked like this
I always loved the pictures I got out of it:Freds Flickr
Searching around the web I took the risk and ordered a Helical Focus mount for m42 lenses. Pretty chreap those adapters and just a tad to narrow for the 65mm lens barrel (approx. 43mm) Kecay m42 focus mount
Next I used a dremel to file the m42 threads to make room for the back barrel and cut off the m42 camera mount to flat mount the lens (using the adapter in reverse) not pictured is that I had to epoxy a ring to the front since the hole is too big for a size 00 shutter.
The linhof back I got from the old box camera is just perfect for such a project, and I found that the wooden boxes I bought at the local art market to practice veneering. Didn't like the veneer for my headphone amp projects so I put it away. Gladly it fits perfectly on the linhof back and the depth is perfect for infinity focus of the lens! Yay :-)
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