Monocles for Kiev RF cameras

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Hello! Not a long ago I created a wide-angle monocle for Kiev camera. I described the process on my site in Russian and then received several inquiries via e-mail to translate the article into English. Today I completed the job (my English is not good enough to do it rapidly and without mistakes :) ). Maybe it will be interesting to you too to learn, to ask me any questions about the topic or to share your experience. You are welcome. Here is this article:
http://kiev4.narod.ru/tutorial/kiev4_02_e.html

If I will have enough time I will translate another one about a portrait monocle for Kiev cameras.
 
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Very interesting, and thankyou for the effort! There is some strong interest in this subject. I "hacked" together a 50mm monocle lens onto an I61 mount for a friend. Collimated it to be RF coupled in LTM. It is headed for a Leica M8.
 
Brian Sweeney said:
I "hacked" together a 50mm monocle lens onto an I61 mount for a friend. Collimated it to be RF coupled in LTM.
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I also created a monocle coupled with RF. It is 135 mm monocle based on Jupiter-11. I wiill translate the article later on. But for wide-angle monocle I could not find approriate 35 mm lens to insert it into the J-12 tube. So, I had to re-mark the distance scale and uose Kiev as a scale focus camera. You know the problem of Kiev bayonet, I guess - only 7 lenses can be mounted on it. For M39 thread there are much greater variety of lenses and you have more freedom when you construct your own lens.
 
Thanks, that was quite interesting. The 135mm article is interesting, too; do translate it at some point if you find the time.
 
Brian Sweeney said:
I bought a clear window to convert my Nikon Coolpix 950 to Infrared from anchoroptics. They are an outlet for Edmonds.

http://www.anchoroptics.com/catalog/product.cfm?id=277

They carry a line of Meniscus lenses, and others. Looks like $6.50 for a 35mm FL 15mm Diameter lens.
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To be accurate, J-12 is 37mm lens. Anyway, thank you for the hint, link you gave is very useful.
 
I can, but I just sent the link to a couple of friends who can't :) I guess the English-speaking audience is as large as the Russian one.
 
Kiev 4,

I took a look to your site, the explanation to modify the lens is quite well organized and clear, however I still not understand what is a monocle lens, probably something I lost in translation, can you explain further?

Thanks and best regards from Mexico
 
zorroflores said:
Kiev 4,

I took a look to your site, the explanation to modify the lens is quite well organized and clear, however I still not understand what is a monocle lens, probably something I lost in translation, can you explain further?

Thanks and best regards from Mexico
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This means a lens with the only glass (preferrably, meniscus with its concaved side turned to the front of the lens).
 
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