Re: siamese lubitels

[erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Erker)]

>I was wrong.  I forgot I had seen your page.  Very nice work.  I think your
>system might work more smoothly than mine in the long run.

  I think Alan's method is the winner for elegance.
He managed to make the couple spring loaded so that
you don't have to remove it from the camera:
http://www.arlington.net/homes/dlewis/projects/page2.htm

>Your scheme wouldn't work for the Lubitel, since there's not enough play in
>the mechanism to allow you to put your second spool in.  But I might use a
>similar system when I pair up some Ricohflexes.

  Gotcha.

>Have you finished the linking of the shutters?  Ay, thar's the rub.  :^)

  Still need to check my 5 Rikenon lenses for
best match. Hopefully one pair will be good
enough.

  Then I'll probably run film through to check
for light leaks.

  Then, if all goes well, I'll send it off to
Sam for the linking.

Cheers - Greg