step up rings for nikon 80mm enlarger lens
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step up rings for nikon 80mm enlarger lens
Hi all i want to use a el nikon enlarger lens 80mm 5.6 reversed for close up however finding step up rings in New Zealand is not easy By my measure
ment i need a 34 mm ring is that the correct size and what is the best site to buy from.
Scenario (grahame)
ment i need a 34 mm ring is that the correct size and what is the best site to buy from.
Scenario (grahame)
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reverse nikon enlarger lens
will be using it on bellows. Purchased bellows some 20 years ago never used as it had pentax mount Since coverted to nikon.Have a nikon br2 macro adapter ring BR2. Did photography 50 years ago have not done any for 40 years now have the time.
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Grahame,
Do you have any other lenses on-hand that you might consider using with the bellows?
Based on your initial thread measurements; I'm assuming the EL-Nikkor 5.6/80mm you have is the original version (chrome at base)?
A 34.5mm step ring to suit the EL-Nikkor 5.6/80mm (original design) is not an off-the-shelf item.
The 2.8/50mm EL-Nikkor, both the original design and the later 'N' version, both have a filter thread that will accept a 40.5mm step ring.
A 40.5mm (male) to 52mm (female) step ring will interface perfectly with the BR2.
40.5 to 52mm step rings are readily available.
I'm just wondering what other options you may have on-hand at the moment?
Craig
Do you have any other lenses on-hand that you might consider using with the bellows?
Based on your initial thread measurements; I'm assuming the EL-Nikkor 5.6/80mm you have is the original version (chrome at base)?
A 34.5mm step ring to suit the EL-Nikkor 5.6/80mm (original design) is not an off-the-shelf item.
The 2.8/50mm EL-Nikkor, both the original design and the later 'N' version, both have a filter thread that will accept a 40.5mm step ring.
A 40.5mm (male) to 52mm (female) step ring will interface perfectly with the BR2.
40.5 to 52mm step rings are readily available.
I'm just wondering what other options you may have on-hand at the moment?
Craig
To use a classic quote from 'Antz' - "I almost know exactly what I'm doing!"
Nikon 80mm enlarging lens
Thanks for your reply I have a zeiss 50mm macro and have just put a bid in for a 50mm nikon (n) enlarging lens. Somewhere (found)i have a schneider f4.5. 50mm enlarging lens (normal) Meopta Belar
Grahame
Grahame
The old EL Nikkor filter thread is 34.5mm (x 0.5) and adapter rings are indeed hard to find.
It probably has to be a two-step process, e.g from 34.5 to 37 mm and from 37 to 52mm (or whatever size your bellows need).
The 34.5mm has a thread of 0.5 mm, all others are 0.75.
Here is a good source for 34.5mm to 37mm (also good "special" price). I got two from them (male 34.5x0.5 to female 37x0.75 !).
http://www.camerafilters.com/pages/specialrings.aspx
Stepup rings from 37mm to a zillion other sizes can easily be found on ebay.
Good luck
NB: the filter size for the new 'N' El Nikkor lenses are 40.5 x 0.5 mm and adapters for this filter size to e.g. 52 x 0.75 mm are easily found on ebay.
It probably has to be a two-step process, e.g from 34.5 to 37 mm and from 37 to 52mm (or whatever size your bellows need).
The 34.5mm has a thread of 0.5 mm, all others are 0.75.
Here is a good source for 34.5mm to 37mm (also good "special" price). I got two from them (male 34.5x0.5 to female 37x0.75 !).
http://www.camerafilters.com/pages/specialrings.aspx
Stepup rings from 37mm to a zillion other sizes can easily be found on ebay.
Good luck
NB: the filter size for the new 'N' El Nikkor lenses are 40.5 x 0.5 mm and adapters for this filter size to e.g. 52 x 0.75 mm are easily found on ebay.
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reverse lens
Thank you for your help ring on its way looking forward to getting back into photography
Grahame
Grahame
Craig
My pleasure. At the end of last year I stumbled onto this address after looking for those rings for about two years. patience, patience, . . . .
Grahame
Sounds very famliar.
I started out with macrophotography in the 70's.
Stopped at the end of the 80's and after retirement in 2004 picked up photography again.
I'm now working (more like crawling) up my way again to high level photomacrography. Lots of information on this site. Keep searching.
I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.
My pleasure. At the end of last year I stumbled onto this address after looking for those rings for about two years. patience, patience, . . . .
Grahame
Sounds very famliar.
I started out with macrophotography in the 70's.
Stopped at the end of the 80's and after retirement in 2004 picked up photography again.
I'm now working (more like crawling) up my way again to high level photomacrography. Lots of information on this site. Keep searching.
I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.
-Jan-
I have posted these before (other link) but here they are again:
El Nikkor Brochure (1978)
El Nikkor N type manual (1983)
Brochure and manual with all technical data for El Nikkor lenses.
El Nikkor Brochure (1978)
El Nikkor N type manual (1983)
Brochure and manual with all technical data for El Nikkor lenses.
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