[LRflex] Re: 2nd cam part II

  • From: Miha Golobic <miha.golobic@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:52:50 +0100

Thanks Doug,

I will remove the bayonets (by the leitax instruction) and see what is going
on. It appears to me that the shims are only needed for the 1st cam. I will
see. I intend to remove the second cam from my 3-cam elmarit 28mm (I use
this lens with the R3 camera only) and instal it to my summicron 3rd cam
only lens. The second cam in the elmarit has cut-out so it will probably fit
the summicron.

Will report back!

Best,
Miha

2009/1/26 wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Miha Golobic wrote:
>
> > I got another idea: looking at the cams of my 50mm summicron and 28mm
> > elmarit, they look identical, can I instal the second cam from my 28mm
> lens
> > to my 50mm? (will there be any problems with spacers?)
>
> There might be problems with the shims between the cam and the inner
> aperture ring (the ring the cams are attached to).  Getting the correct
> shim is mostly a matter of trial-and error.  On a 2-cam lens, the cams
> themselves are identical.  On a 3-cam lens the second cam has a cut-out to
> fit around the base of the 3rd cam.  If you are handy with tools the
> cut-out is easy to replicate so with this modification a first cam can be
> used as a second cam on a 3-cam or 2+3-cam lens.  If you don't want to
> canibalize your 28mm lens, Don Goldberg has the second cam on hand for much
> less $ than the quoted conversion cost, but you'd still need the shims (I
> think I have some of these).
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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