Fred, Thanks! This is the information I was looking for. The specific novoflex adapter is news for me. I need to add extra costs when bidding. Sharp in the center is exactly what I want.
Sorry to hear about your 9/11 tragedy. With my current gear (russian 300mm Sniper) others allready suspect me being a hunter (or worse a sniper) :) Jack On 12/24/05, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone have hands-on experience with Novoflex rapid focus lenses > > on a istD. I would like to know if the exposure button is mechanical > > or electrical (if electrical I plan to replace the connector). I > > already know (or guess) that the Novoflex uses a simple T-mount > > adapter. > > Hi, Jack. I used to have a Novoflex mount and two lenses (a 400mm and a > 600mm). I used it with an LX with a winder. > > 1. At least on the model I had, the trigger was electrical, and I spliced > together the leads from its cord (which had what looked like some sort of a > "submini" phone plug on the end - there might even be a suitable Radio > Shack substitution for it) with the wires from an LX winder cable release > cord. It wasn't exactly "prufeshionul" looking - I covered over the > spliced area with electrical tape - <g>. However, the birds didn't seem to > be offended. > > 2. Unfortunately, the lens mount/adapter was NOT a simple T-mount > (although I don't think that there is any reason - other than profit - that > would have prevented it from being just a simple T-mount). The > mount/adapter (at least on the model I had) is a Novoflex specific mount > (more expensive and harder to obtain than simple T-mounts). Sorry (please > don't shoot the messenger). > > 3. The lenses I had (basically just telescope achromats) were extremely > sharp in the center, but of course not quite as sharp toward the corners > (although this is OK for most uses of the Novoflex design, methinks). > > 4. My Novoflex rig eventually became a double 9/11 tragedy. First, I was > laid off from my software engineer job a couple of months after 9/11, and I > "liquidated" some of my gear, including the Novoflex mount and lenses, to > supplement my poverty (<g>). And, then, I decided that I didn't want to be > using something that looked too much like a terrorist weapon anymore - > <g>... > > Fred > >
