Originally Posted by
Corran
The spacing is done by the cones, on the Handy. What I was wondering was whether the travel of the helical was the same regardless of lens used as supplied by Sinar.
My issue with the Chinese helicals for sale on eBay is that the seller told me it could not be mounted off-center. The Linhof MT requires the lens to be off-center on the board, or else it is not centered on the film - this causes vignetting already when using both the 47mm XL and 58mm XL. I have not had one of the Chinese helicals in-hand so I can not say why the seller told me this - I can only report his statement. These Sinar ones seem very compact, which is why I assumed it was possible to make them work properly.
Value-wise, keeping the kit together makes sense, I just would prefer more modern, MC lenses of newer design. The 65mm f/8 SA is not a stellar lens by any stretch of the imagination - hence why I'd prefer to have the 58mm XL on the Handy, but that would destroy the value of the camera since I would have to drill out a larger lens mount hole. Unless the top "plate" of the helical is swap-able? That would be perfect for me to at least try it without damaging anything...anyone know?
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