Arbitrarium
Well-known
Was browsing Exa stuff and found this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camera-E...591754?hash=item3af374598a:g:S9MAAOSwG4lZ1lHM
A quick Google search didn't give any clues. It looks like the lens has shutter speed markings down the side. Am I right in thinking it has it's own between the lens leaf shutter?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camera-E...591754?hash=item3af374598a:g:S9MAAOSwG4lZ1lHM
A quick Google search didn't give any clues. It looks like the lens has shutter speed markings down the side. Am I right in thinking it has it's own between the lens leaf shutter?
zuiko85
Veteran
The 35mm Curtagon was a shift lens for perspective control but it looks like this one has been modified, rather crudely, to be fixed at center position. The chimney finder looks like a hack also.
mbf4755
Matt Filippini
The chimney finder its standard. I have it, but use a 50ish mm viewing lens rather than the magnifier. It is shown about halfway down the page here:
http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/exakta/system-1969.html
http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/exakta/system-1969.html
petronius
Veteran
mich rassena
Well-known
Using a taking lens as a magnifier seems to be the weirdest thing about the Exakta system. Is it actually practical?
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Yeah that's a light-meter lens, also called a 'cell lens'. It's missing the cell on top. Isco made them as well.
The prism is a magnifying unit (called a Magnear) -- interestingly it has the same Exakta lens bayonet as the camera body, so I suppose you could use a regular camera lens on it, as the magnifier lens was sold separately.
The prism is a magnifying unit (called a Magnear) -- interestingly it has the same Exakta lens bayonet as the camera body, so I suppose you could use a regular camera lens on it, as the magnifier lens was sold separately.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
BTW here's a complete example of that cell lens: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Schne...905722?hash=item33dc83037a:g:5toAAOSwnHZYbxns
farlymac
PF McFarland
That's a better deal! I'd read about one of these before, and find it interesting that Schneider made that cap so you could use the lens without the meter. Try finding one of those caps by itself.
PF
mbf4755
Matt Filippini
Yes, it works well for photomicrography. I haven't used that set-up without a microscope.
Arbitrarium
Well-known
Cheers dudes, hadn't considered that it was one of the metered ones sans the meter!