[LRflex] Re: Pentax - WAS CBU - as a Collectible

Looks Heath Robinson to me but I love it.

Wonder if I could use this on the L1 though ...

Will send you a pix of my tinkerings LoL

Phil...x

NATSTEK@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Phillipe,
>It works even better with R-lenses since most of them use 55mm filters or 
>54mm (series 7), in which case all you need to do is get a step-up ring from 
>series 7 (54.5mm) to 55mm then do the nose-to-nose coupling.
>One of my favorites for this is the 100mm f/4 macro elmar in short mount for 
>use on the bellows R, then use the 28mm on the front of that for about a 
>3.57:1 magnification at the infinity setting on the bellows. When you 
>"rack-out" 
>the bellows, the magnification jumps to about 5 or 6:1. For more fun, mount 
>all 
>of that on the 2X extender R and get about 12:1. Use all of the above on an 
>R5, R6, R6.2, or R7 body, use a couple of Metz 32 series strobes with SCA 351 
>modules coupled with a Nikon SC10, off camera shoe, an SC9 connector cord, 
>coupled to an SC17, off camera cable with shoe and you now have a full TTL, 
>multiple flash setup!!! See it was so nice of Nikon to have their TTL pin 
>configuration match those of the Leica R system wasn't it?
>
>You can use more powerful Metz strobes such as 45 CT/CL 4's with the SCA 351 
>modules and bounce them into umbrellas for a TTL mini studio setup.
>
>As you may have guessed, I'm an incurable "tinkerer"
>
>
>Art
>
>
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