Originally Posted by
rdenney
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With all these lenses, the optical center is usually a bit in front of the lens board. The focal length is defined as the distance from the optical center to the film when focused at infinity. So, the arithmetic is pretty straightforward. A 65mm lens will require 65mm from the optical center to the film, and the optical center is a few mm in front of the lens board. So, you want a lens board that will put the lens mount at least as close as 60mm. You can look up the exact numbers, but in my opinion you don't want to be so close as to require that much precision, or you won't be able to move the lens much. If the recessed board will get you under 50mm, you'll have plenty of room. If you wanted to use a 47mm lens, you'd have to be more precise--that 27mm recessed board might not be deep enough.
Rick "going to post in the thread about minimum focal length accommodation to keep this information together" Denney
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