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RE: [OM] Long rear lens cap

Subject: RE: [OM] Long rear lens cap
From: Chip Stratton <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 19:54:22 -0600
You could also glue two regular lens caps back to back for  twice the
thinckness.

Chip Stratton
cstrat@xxxxxxxxx


> I would like to try using a (reversed) Zuiko 50mm 1.8 lens as a focusing
> loupe for my LF camera. I need to have something to fix the distance from
> the ground glass and to protect this glass from scratches while bumping
> around under the dark cloth. An obvious candidate is to cut a hole in a
> rear lens cap, but the standard Olympus rear lens cap only gives enough
> distance for about 2-3x magnification. How much more could I expect if I
> could find a longer rear lens cap for one of the lenses with protruding
> rear elements?  (Ideally 4-5x)
>
>


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