flyboyx
12-Aug-2013, 18:39
in my travels, i have been collecting lenses for my 4x5 wista field camera. i just purchased a schneider tele-xenar 360mm f5.5 in a #3 shutter. i chose this lens specifically because it is small and light weight for this aperture class and focuses close enough that i won't need an extension bed for the camera. i also purchased a standard #3 lens board. unfortunately, the shutter is too big to fit between the front standard of the camera. it just won't work that way. i really want to be able to use this lens on my camera so i am trying to figure out a new strategy for mounting it.
two options that have come to mind so far:
option #1: take a wista/technika 20mm recessed lens board and turn it inside out so it becomes an extension board, cut a 65mm hole in the board so the shutter fits through. the problem with this is that i don't know if i can mount a recessed board backwards on the wista? also i don't know if the inside dimension of the recessed hole is big enough to allow the #3 mounting ring through?
option #2: buy a set of extension tube/rings off ebay with the #3 hole already cut in. i don't know about the quality of this option? i hate to buy cheap chinese junk that (may) fall apart and break after a use or two. has anyone used these with good results? if i go this route, does anyone know how many mm in extension i will need to make the lens clear the front standard and also enable the camera to fully utilize the front movements?
slightly tangent to this subject, one of my other lenses is a schneider xenar 270mm f5.5 in a #2 shutter. yes, its an oddball, but it is also really compact and light for the focal length/aperture. this shutter doesn't really fit very well on the wista either. i have to mount it diagonally so there is room for the shutter cocking lever to operate. unfortunately, this puts the remote cable release port in a position where i can't screw in a cable and am only able to actuate the shutter by hand. i know i won't be able to find an extension tube set with a #2 hole but i could always get a #0 and cut it out bigger. perhaps the tube set would kill two birds with one stone?
option #3: ???? anyone have any better ideas?
thank you for taking the time to read this.
p.s: on a completely unrelated note, does anyone know why it is that i have made perhaps 40 posts so far on this forum and my post count only shows 3?
two options that have come to mind so far:
option #1: take a wista/technika 20mm recessed lens board and turn it inside out so it becomes an extension board, cut a 65mm hole in the board so the shutter fits through. the problem with this is that i don't know if i can mount a recessed board backwards on the wista? also i don't know if the inside dimension of the recessed hole is big enough to allow the #3 mounting ring through?
option #2: buy a set of extension tube/rings off ebay with the #3 hole already cut in. i don't know about the quality of this option? i hate to buy cheap chinese junk that (may) fall apart and break after a use or two. has anyone used these with good results? if i go this route, does anyone know how many mm in extension i will need to make the lens clear the front standard and also enable the camera to fully utilize the front movements?
slightly tangent to this subject, one of my other lenses is a schneider xenar 270mm f5.5 in a #2 shutter. yes, its an oddball, but it is also really compact and light for the focal length/aperture. this shutter doesn't really fit very well on the wista either. i have to mount it diagonally so there is room for the shutter cocking lever to operate. unfortunately, this puts the remote cable release port in a position where i can't screw in a cable and am only able to actuate the shutter by hand. i know i won't be able to find an extension tube set with a #2 hole but i could always get a #0 and cut it out bigger. perhaps the tube set would kill two birds with one stone?
option #3: ???? anyone have any better ideas?
thank you for taking the time to read this.
p.s: on a completely unrelated note, does anyone know why it is that i have made perhaps 40 posts so far on this forum and my post count only shows 3?