Is is just less hassle to buy a lens on the correct lens board than without? Unless the price of the one without is good? Just that KEH has a lens I'm interested in but no board for it.
Is is just less hassle to buy a lens on the correct lens board than without? Unless the price of the one without is good? Just that KEH has a lens I'm interested in but no board for it.
if you have a rat tailed file - you're good to go
It is hard to make a board larger with a file.Originally Posted by DrTang
Seriously, NoBob, the lens is everything. There are many who will make a perfect board for you.
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well..you need the right board..but if the hole is too large..you can screw or glue a plate over it withthe right sized hole
and if the hole is too small - you just hog it out with a file
'hog it out' - hahahaha
Also important is the presence or absence of a retaining ring/flange. Usually one is present if the lens is already on a board, but one needs to know if a board-less lens comes with the proper flange.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Thanks. I see them on eBay for about $20 each.
The board is the least of your worries. Getting the right lens at the right price on the board you need is a very convenient coincidence... but not worth waiting for if you see the lens of your dreams.
In the end, you end up with many 'spare' lensboards. I always find a use for them.
One can never have too many lens boards, yet I often make my own 8X8" or larger boards from high grade plywood, handsaw, 1/2" drill motor and hole saws.
And sometimes I buy a custom one when the lens is very heavy...
Tin Can
If you have a camera that uses real simple boards (and a tablesaw+drillpress), you can make lensboards in a matter of minutes out of thin plywood. Otherwise, there are plenty of used/new/aftermarket lensboards predrilled that you can use or adapt as the others have explained.
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