Hello,
I received yesterday my new Chamonix 45-N2.
First thing first - it is superb. Everything looks smooth and of good quality.
I mounted a Nikkor 75/4.5 on a normal lens board (Copal 0).
I bolted the front standard on the closest hole to the back standard. Pushed the back standard as close as possible to the front standard including with the swing controls.
So as far as I can tell I have the shortest possible distance between the two standards.
The 75/4.5 does not focus at infinity at 4.5. If I close down to F11 as far as I can tell with a loupe I am in focus but it feels touch and go.
- Am I missing something (likely)
- Is it that at such short focal lens and large aperture, it is not possible to see the plane of focus at infinity?
- Or do I need a recessed board?
When I researched this previously indications were that for a 45-N1 there was no need for a recessed board with this focal length - but the minimum distance on the 45-N2 has been increased to 52mm which should still be enough?
Note that I am used to focus medium format on ground glass.
Thanks for any input.
Cheers,
Luc
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