Hello guys and gals!
I have a pretty super angulon 65mm f8 that asides of giving me some trouble when it comes to mounting (recessed linhof lens board system that I am planning to 3d print because there are none in the market of compur 00 size) and placing a shutter release due stupid placement of the shutter lever of the lens, it is also challenging me when it comes to actual shooting. Let me explain myself:
Given that I am not willing to spend +250USD on a center ND filter, I thought about the most stupid solution: what if I create a very high resolution digital image of what the center filter would be, composed of very small dots (more abundant in the center of the image and less abundant the closer to the edges trying to imitate the fading of the original filter, I have some images of it retrieved from internet), print that picture over a transparency with a high quality printer, and then glue it with canada balsam on a UV filter? Would it cause a whole lot of loss of contrast due difraction?
Sorry if the question seems stupid for some of you guys. If the idea is bad please do tell me with some explanation behind, I am very stubborn.
BTW, if you have any idea of how the hell I can trip the shutter without any significant space between the walls of the recessed lens board and the lens itself (the lever is placed perpendicularly to the axis of the lens, very cumbersome), please help me with that too.
Blessings to you all.
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