ari velazco
24-Feb-2009, 21:30
Hi,
I previously bought a 121mm F8 SA from a fellow forumer here for my Deardorff 5x7. When i attached it to my camera, as i begin to focus... i could not get it to focus to infinity as the bolts under the rear standard hit the metal parts of the front swing, preventing it from moving closer and focus to infinity. I measured from the GG plane to the tip of the front standard where the lensboard rests and its 150mm.
Questions:
Should I just shave off some metal of the front swing or just order a recessed lensboard with atleast 30mm-35mm of clearance?
My concern also is that if i get a deep lens board such with a 30-35mm clearance, i might have a hard time tweaking aperture/speed with a large front element.
Thank you very much.
Ari
I previously bought a 121mm F8 SA from a fellow forumer here for my Deardorff 5x7. When i attached it to my camera, as i begin to focus... i could not get it to focus to infinity as the bolts under the rear standard hit the metal parts of the front swing, preventing it from moving closer and focus to infinity. I measured from the GG plane to the tip of the front standard where the lensboard rests and its 150mm.
Questions:
Should I just shave off some metal of the front swing or just order a recessed lensboard with atleast 30mm-35mm of clearance?
My concern also is that if i get a deep lens board such with a 30-35mm clearance, i might have a hard time tweaking aperture/speed with a large front element.
Thank you very much.
Ari