akfreak
29-Sep-2011, 00:21
Well it wasn't too hard. I think I did a good job at making a round hole bigger to mount the flange on a aluminum Cambo board. I almost had a problem, the cable release hits the side of the front standard at tilt pivot point. Well it would of if I indexed the lens completely horizontal, it's mounted at a slight turn counter clockwise to let the release slip under the tilt pivot.
Man it looks big ion that camera, makes my Nikkor W 135 look like a pentax 110a lens.
I played with it for a while then had to leave. I have enough bellows to handle that lens. Wide open at infinity the measurement from the Ground glass to the nodal point is 14". Imagine that.
Is a star at infinity, just kidding. I didn't get to play with my camera again until night time, from when I first mounted the lens. So I used the stars to measure the bellows at infinity.
Here this what the beast of a lens looks like my 4x5. I think a smaller 300mm will live on that camera some other day (like when I finish my 8x10 restoration), for now I will have to make due with this one, ;)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6193945389_d2813466e5_z.jpg
Nice big hole, Hand tools still function if you really need to get it done. I was sure missing my Mill with I was doing this new hole.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6193946857_ff58c60ed7_z.jpg
The flange fits perfect.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6193947117_e6c25634e8_z.jpg[/url]
Man it looks big ion that camera, makes my Nikkor W 135 look like a pentax 110a lens.
I played with it for a while then had to leave. I have enough bellows to handle that lens. Wide open at infinity the measurement from the Ground glass to the nodal point is 14". Imagine that.
Is a star at infinity, just kidding. I didn't get to play with my camera again until night time, from when I first mounted the lens. So I used the stars to measure the bellows at infinity.
Here this what the beast of a lens looks like my 4x5. I think a smaller 300mm will live on that camera some other day (like when I finish my 8x10 restoration), for now I will have to make due with this one, ;)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6193945389_d2813466e5_z.jpg
Nice big hole, Hand tools still function if you really need to get it done. I was sure missing my Mill with I was doing this new hole.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6193946857_ff58c60ed7_z.jpg
The flange fits perfect.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6193947117_e6c25634e8_z.jpg[/url]