Mike Oveson |
June 12th, 2007 09:13 AM |
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Originally Posted by Graham Bernard
(Post 694265)
Mike? Do you want to fill in some more detail in the construction and operation of that beast? I'm very interested in just exactly what you connected together?
Best regards
Grazie
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Sure thing. I used some macro extension tubes (rather cheap, I think about $10 each) as the main body of the tube. These were nice because they had the proper diameter and they also had Nikon f-mount at the end of one of the tubes.
After I had determined the proper length I would need (had to use two tubes to accommodate the optical elements) I mounted an achromat at the end closest to the camcorder lens. Then I placed a Nikon D screen in between two UV filters (to help eliminate dust on the screen itself) and mounted that at the proper distance from the f-mount. That's about it. If you'd like some more details I can show you where I got my components. Total cost (without any 35mm lenses) was about $120 or $150, somewhere in there.
I would also like to point out that Ben has quite a bit more experience in this than I do, so he is an incredible resource to tap as well. I'll help where I can, but there are others that know far more than I do.
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