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pat808



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have just recently bought a super speed graphic and would like to change the lens (it came with a Raptar wollensak 135mm F4.7).Can i use a modern 135mm lens without changing the rangefinder cam? (hope this isn't silly question!).
Also where can i get a lens panel to do this?
Thanks!
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Dan Fromm



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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On 2006-11-02 10:43, pat808 wrote:
I have just recently bought a super speed graphic and would like to change the lens (it came with a Raptar wollensak 135mm F4.7).Can i use a modern 135mm lens without changing the rangefinder cam? (hope this isn't silly question!).
Also where can i get a lens panel to do this?
Thanks!
If you're willing to buy internationally, http://www.mpex.com and http://www.skgrimes.com sell lens boards (= lens panels in your dialect) to fit your camera. skgrimes will drill to suit a standard shutter, don't know if mpex offers this service.

About using your old "135 mm" cam with a new 135 mm lens. Maybe, maybe not. This for two reasons. Not all lenses with the same nominal focal length have the same actual focal length. And -- strictly speaking, this doesn't bear on the cam, but on the position of the infinity stops -- not all lenses with the same nominal focal length have the same flange-to-film distance at infinity.

Good luck, have fun,

Dan
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pat808



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the information Dan,
much appreciated.
Pat
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