Your method for matching lens to landscape composition

[Alan Gales]

Nevermind, I see there is an adapter included to mount the lens into an Ilex #5.

[Leigh]

Hi Alan,

It appears to have an adapter that fits an Ilex #5 shutter, but not the actual shutter.

A PM to the seller would be in order. Are you active on APUG, or would you like me to relay?

- Leigh

[rdenney]

Nope.

On the "real" 8x10 F2, the rear rods (vertical) are 20mm diameter, while the front ones are 15mm.

On the 4x5 F2, both front and rear rods are 10mm diameter.

- Leigh "having just measured all, to be sure" {but nothing cute at the end}

That's why they wouldn't be as stiff. But that doesn't mean it wouldn't work.

Rick "Yup." Denney

[Leigh]

Hi Rick,

True. It depends a lot on how much stress you put on it, like how big the lens/shutter is.

- Leigh

[Alan Gales]

Thanks Leigh,

It took me awhile but I was able to contact the Seller. I had joined Apug a long time ago but never posted and forgot my password. Anyway, I told him that I am interested so I'll have to wait until he contacts me. He probably isn't a night owl like us!

[Leigh]

Great. Good luck with it.

Night owls? Who? Us? Naw!

- Leigh

[Alan Gales]

Hello Leigh,

I talked to Charlie (the Seller on APUG) and unfortunately his adapter won't work on my shutter. It turns out that the Ilex #5 shutters that the Ektars were mounted in had different threads.

Thanks anyway. It was worth a try!

Alan

[Jim Andrada]

Charlie posts here as well on occassion

[Scotty230358]

I use a viewing card and tape measure (the sprung type with a little hook on the end). I frame the shot and hook the tape measure over the edge of the card and voila.

[Robert Opheim]

I found an older Linhof viewfinder on E-bay for $150 after looking for some time. They are bigger than I would like - but it does help. I walk around with it and find the image first with my naked eyes and then use the finder to find the exact (or near) lens and location for the image.