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rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 07/05/2012 1:48 pm That cap should work fine, but seems a bit expensive. I guess I've been buying from Chinese vendors for too long and it makes the "real" camera stores look expensive. Good news on the sensor dust! ...Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Ham1947 Pillar of the Community United States 1298 Posts	Posted 07/05/2012 3:26 pm Ray, Got the caps through B&H for $6.95 for the 42mm's and $5.50 for the 35mm and free shipping. Still high, but bought here in the U.S. and should be here in a few days. I cannot believe all the features on this camera, the manual is over 200 pages! Report this Post to the Staff
Ham1947 Pillar of the Community United States 1298 Posts	Posted 07/08/2012 5:54 pm Ray, I have a situation I hope you can help me with. To simplify things, I would like to be able to keep my camera (Canon T1i) attached to my bellows and change the 3 lenses for shooting my GSA dollars. I have determined that I can do this easily with one exception. The Spiratone Macrotar 35mm lens is a Nikon mount. In order to get it to fit on the bellows I want to use, I need a Nikon adapter to 39mm x1 or 42mm x1. I found one (see link at bottom), but do not want to spend this kind of money. There must be a cheaper way to get that Nikon mount lens to 39mm or 42mm inside threads? I hope I am explaining this so you can understand. Do you know of a more economical solution? http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Adap...p/B004G13XBC Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/08/2012 7:10 pm I found them on ebay starting at $2.50. Report this Post to the Staff
Ham1947 Pillar of the Community United States 1298 Posts	Posted 07/08/2012 7:46 pm I sure couldn't find one similiar to what I need on ebay. The only ones I can find have inside threads (see link below). Don't know if I'm describing this right, but I need outside threads (male?). I'm just a beginner here, and am just learning the terminology, so please have patience. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lens-mount-...em4845ace447 Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 07/08/2012 11:41 pm Ham...Are you absolutely sure the Macrotar is native Nikon, and doesn't just have an adapter on it? Native Nikon ones are fairly rare. Most are T-mount and have a T-mount to Nikon adapter to mount on Nikon equipment. If it is really native Nikon, you have a few options. The Fotodiox adapter is one option. It's made to use Nikon lenses on older Leica cameras, so is not a mainstream adapter, hence the price. Another option is to go M39-M42, then M42-Nikon. You can do that fairly inexpensively using this M39-M42: http://www.ebay.com/itm/39mm-42mm-M...em41602d3517 plus this M42-Nikon: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-F-Len...em41572d4514 The other, perhaps best, option is to sell the Nikon mount Macrotar and buy a T-Mount or M39. Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Ham1947 Pillar of the Community United States 1298 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 09:37 am Thanks, Ray. The Marcrotar is native Nikon. The last option you suggest will work. It comes from China. My guess it will take awhile to get here. Being able to change a lens on one bellows will make my setup operation easier to use. Thanks again for your help. Report this Post to the Staff
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