You may be right about that. I thought it would have been a common item
used exactly for the purpose of attaching an M39 lens to a Nikon
bellows. I was surprised I didn't find a dozen of them on ebay.
Chuck Norcutt
Wayne Harridge wrote:
> Ok, maybe nobody is offering them on the auction site at the moment.
> I definitely didn't pay $128 ! More like $25.
>
> ...Wayne
>
> Wayne Harridge
> http://lrh.structuregraphs.com/
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck Norcutt []
>> Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 2009 10:13 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Questions for enlarging lens
>>
>> I looked for one of those when composing my previous response but the
>> only thing I could find on ebay was an overly large and expensive
>> Visoflex adapter so I didn't bother to mention it.
>> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Fotodiox-Leica-Visoflex-M39-lens-Nikon-F-
>> adapter_W0QQitemZ260409010724QQihZ016QQcategoryZ30059QQssPageNameZWDVWQ
>> QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting>
>> B&H also sells the Novoflex adapter but it's $128.50 and requires a
>> special order. It's also not complete within itself. It also requires
>> another Novoflex part at an additional $84.95. Much too expensive.
>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/563877-
>> REG/Novoflex_NIKLEIK_NIKLEI_K_Nikon_AI_to.html>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Wayne Harridge wrote:
>>> Michael,
>>>
>>> You can mount a standard M39 enlarging lens on a Nikon body with an
>> adapter.
>>> Use extension tubes, bellows, whatever to give you the magnification
>> you
>>> want. I got my adapter from ebay (can't remember the seller now) and
>> it's a
>>> nicely made device. Nikon made an adapter too, but it's probably
>> harder to
>>> find one of those.
>>>
>>> ...Wayne
>>>
>>> Wayne Harridge
>>> http://lrh.structuregraphs.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Michael Wong []
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 2009 7:36 PM
>>>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Questions for enlarging lens
>>>>
>>>> Tim,
>>>> Thank you very much for your information.
>>>>
>>>> Recent I read some article at HK photographic forum about mount the
>>>> enlarging lens on Panasonic G1 for marco shots. I'm interested for
>> it.
>>>> I am
>>>> waiting for Olympus M4/3 body but still no news yet.
>>>>
>>>> By the way, is it possible to mount the enlarging lens on Nikon FM2
>>>> body
>>>> through bellow?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> 2009/5/13 Tim Hughes <timhughes@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Michael,
>>>>> This link gives technical information, not really user manual ,
>>>> but
>>>>> still interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.prograf.ru/rodenstock/enlarging_en.html#table1
>>>>>
>>>>> I love using these high quality enlarging lenses for macro and
>> micro
>>>> work.
>>>>> I have an expensive Canon Micro lens, but the Rodenstocks are at
>>>> least as
>>>>> good or better mounted on a bellows. In fact they sell versions of
>>>> them for
>>>>> industrial use, because the distortion is so low compared with
>> normal
>>>> lenses
>>>>> that they can be used for accurate optical guaging applications.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim Hughes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On Tue, 4/14/09, Michael Wong <mialop@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Michael Wong <mialop@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Questions for enlarging lens
>>>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 7:11 PM
>>>>> > Bill,
>>>>>> I don't fully understand your meaning but really thanks
>>>>>> for your
>>>>>> explanation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> By the way, where can I download the manual of the lens? I
>>>>>> have searched
>>>>>> google but failed to find.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> Michael
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2009/4/15 Sue Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you are using some sort of meter, it gives you
>>>>>> infinite positioning.
>>>>>>> With
>>>>>>> click stops, it can be hard to set an aperture colose
>>>>>> to a click stop.
>>>>>>> Bill pearce
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Michael Wong"
>>>>>> <mialop@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"
>>>>>> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:09 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [OM] [OT] Questions for enlarging lens
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Have got a Rodenstock Rodagon 80mm F4 enlarging
>>>>>> lens from B&H. There is a
>>>>>>>> release button, it makes aperture ring is free
>>>>>> instead of stopped by half
>>>>>>>> stop. What is the function for? Besides, I cannot
>>>>>> rotate the aperture
>>>>>>> ring
>>>>>>>> to the slowest speed --- F22. It'll stop at
>>>>>> F16 position. Although I am
>>>>>>>> seldom to apply F22 but wish to know why.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks all.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>> Michael
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