Originally Posted by
duckarrowtypes
Believe it or not, I found a lens board for the beast in my attic that fit the EL-Nikkor perfectly. The results, however, are poor.
No matter which way I mount the lens (normal or reversed), the focal distance is so short that I can't even get the rear element onto the rails. I have to keep the rear element as close as possible to the front in order to get anything in focus at all.
Once I get something into focus, the camera is so prohibitively close to the subject that I couldn't hope to light it.
Another thing I noticed is that even when it was in focus, there didn't seem to be any magnification. The most I could get was maybe 1:1.
I need another option... what else should I try for some 1:1 and magnification work?
-J
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