[HUG ] Re: frankenstein camera

nope.. but yes about the SWC thing.
The deal is that CFV back has a 1.5 crop factor.
So that 38mm lens feels like 57mm (which is nice, but vanilla-blah)
And I've got a lovely 40mm CFE already (lucky me)

I wanna get reallywiiiide*

Eric

*in Steve Martin voice "Let's get really small"


On 2/21/08, Tom Schofield <tomschofield@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> You must have been watching the Frankenstein Castle episode of Ghost
> Hunters International last night!
>
> Sounds like you are trying to replicate putting a digital back on an
> SWC.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> On Feb 21, 2008, at 5:23 AM, Eric Korenman wrote:
>
> > When I get an idea stuck in my head... it just won't quit.
> >
> > New thought (which hit me like a diamond bullet this AM).
> >
> > Buy a broken 500CM body (~30-40 bucks).
> > Buy a wide angle large format lens
> > Figure out the proper sensor to lens distance.
> > CUT hasselblad body to proper length - removing guts, mirror etc.
> > Attach large format lens to front (method to be determined)
> > Figure out focusing mechanism..
> > Possible use bellows system in 2d version..
> >
> > I already found a dead 500cm I can dismantle.
> > Essentially I am making an Alpa TC.
> >
> > I want ultrawide, 35mm or less for coverage of the CFV's 4x4 sensor.
> > Oh mighty HUG, what lens woulf do the trick at maximum bang for the
> > buck?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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