No, I am not disparaging Chinese engineering, just posting one observation from a DIY guy (me) caught in a tough situation.
I am trying to convert my 4x5 Super-Wide with 47mm Super-Angulon f/4.5 to a Super-Angulon 47mm XL with a Chinese focusing mount. Problem #1, the Chinese mount fastens to my lens board so that there is no gap to allow turning the distance ring without turning the whole mount away from the jam-nut. Okay - I need a spacer. I can deal with that.
Problem #2 is that there is no pin on the 47mm XL to keep it from moving in the mount. The early version (non XL) has such a pin.
Is there yet another thing in my messed-up DIY that I am missing?
Should I post pictures to make the situation clear?
TIA
The current camera awaiting the XL.
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