Mounting EL Nikkor lenses on a Nikon Camera for UV work

[Rolland Elliott <rolland_elliott@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Bisnett <jtbisnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>Rolland, Did you get the enlarging lense connected your camera? What
are its limitations. 
>I thought from a previouse post that you might not get focus at
infinity. 

I haven't gotten the lenses connected to my camera yet. A very simple
way to mount these 39mm enalrging lenses is to drill out a plastic
Nikon body cap and file a 39mm diameter hole in it.  However,  I do
know a little about Nikon lens design and registration distances and
can tell you the following:

With the 40mm and 50mm EL Nikkor Enlarging lenses, you will not be
able to achieve infinity focus, on a Nikon 35mm Camera Body.  With the
63mm to 300mm Nikkor Enlarging lenses you shouldn't have any problem
getting infinity focus. When I finally get my 75mm and 105mm lenses
mounted on my camera I will report back to the list and let you know
how my first attempts at UV photography turn out.

peace Rolland





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Rolland Elliott
25D Janet Circle 
Bridgeport, CT  06606
(203) 371-8412

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