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rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 03/04/2012 09:33 am Another brand bellows...Spiratone. They were not manufacturers, but contracted companies to make stuff for them and put their name on it, a business model similar to Vivitar. They made a wide range of macro products such as lenses (75mm Flat Field Macro, 35mm MacroTar, 150mm MacroTel) and bellows, such as the MacroBel linked here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...B:SS:US:1123 The MacroBel bellows is a "low" type with very little rise above a normal lens height, so works well in situations with limited space. Most interesting is the MacroBel extension can be adjusted quickly by pushing in the adjustment knob, which disengages the screw adjustment, allowing you to move the lens standard easily. Made it faster to adjust in field applications. Most MacroBels I've seen are T-Mount. This particular one is M42. Again, I have no affiliation with this auction...Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 11:31 am Ray, How does that Spiratone mount to, say, a tripod? Is there a camera screw thread on the bottom somewhere? I suppose there is, but most of those ads for bellows never show the bottom of them. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 11:48 am There's a 1/4" thread mount below the camera mount. I don't remember if there is also one on the lens mount but I think so. But the camera mount one is beefier...Ray Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 7:18 pm If it's still there, I recently (within the last few days) saw a Macrobel with a Spiratone 75mm flatfield mounted for something around $50. Research indicates the Macrobel extends to 200mm, significantly longer than my current rig and probably enough to force the purchaser into some pretty wide-aperture lenses (objectives?) in order to arrive at a usable effective aperture. Report this Post to the Staff
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