mich rassena
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I was wondering if anyone had adapted their Tricor lens to micro 4/3. From what I can tell the diameter of the mount is less than 1 inch because the lens is (just slightly) too small to fit the C-mount adapter I have. What I was planning on doing was attaching the lens to an m42 focusing helicoid in a short m42 adapter, so all I really need is the right-sized adapter to screw into the m42 helicoid. I suppose if I were really desperate to get it to work I'd use some Teflon tape around the lens mount a few times and screw it into a C-mount to m42 adapter.
Anyone have a better way to make this work?
Anyone have a better way to make this work?
mich rassena
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I was able to bodge the lens into place inside the C-mount to m42 adapter as described. Unfortunately the combination is a bit far from the sensor, so the lens doesn't reach infinity. The lens is quite a bit sharper than I expected.
kb244
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Problem with putting it into an M42 adapter is the registration distance is going to be quite a bit off (long) that you'll probably only be able to shoot super macros if anything at all.
mich rassena
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What I'm using is not strictly an m42 adapter, but one made especially to mount m42 helicals, a short adapter. But still, it's a little long. Distant focus is about 10 feet or so. I need to find a millimeter here or there to make it work. What would be ideal is a c-mount helical for micro 4/3, but I haven't found one. That would also be quite nice for those c-mount lenses which don't have built-in focusing, like the 1 inch Wollensak I have.