Hi Paul,
There are *two* baffles between the rear element and the removable
parts, but as far as I can make out, they're both held in place by
glue rather than soldering or welding.
Available options are being investigated...:-)
Jostein
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Ewins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:36 PM
Subject: RE: Enablement by surprise
Jostein,
I think the catch with this is a baffle just forward of the lens
mount tube. This (I think) restricts the image circle, certainly
when I
played around with my SMCT 500/4.5 I couldn't get anything much
larger than
the normal for 35mm. However there were a very few 500/4.5 lenses
modified
to P67 mount by Pentax, so the lens is capable of enough coverage. I
would
guess that the baffle restricts internal reflections or something.
So what I'm saying is that it is possible, but it's more than just
making a
new lens mount tube. Happily though, the lens mount tube does mean
that the
differing mount distances for PK and P645 aren't a problem. Which is
just as
well, because you can't usually chop 20mm or so off the end of a
lens!
Paul Ewins
Melbourne, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Now it's time to figure out how to convert the thing to P-645
mount...:-)
A smart guy like you will be able to figure that out...
<g>
Har!
Sounds like a great deal, Jostein. Congrats.
Thanks Frank.
Thing is, I've seen threads over at photo.net describing conversion
to
Nikon, Mamiya 645, Hasselblad 6x6 and even Pentax 67, so I know the
image circle will suffice. But I should have written "find someone
who
can do it" rather than "figure out how to...". :-)
Jostein
