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Danish Photographer Turns Old Folder into DSLR Lens
Danish photographer Jonas Krøyer took the lens, shutter, rail and bellows from a vintage Zeiss Ikon Ikonette folding camera (manufactured from 1929 to 1931) and turned it into a DSLR lens. After detaching the bellows from the camera body, Krøyer made an adapter that allows the lens to be mounted on any Nikon SLR. The original shutter is kept open continuously with the help of a spring from a ballpoint pen, so it’s the camera’s own shutter that controls exposure time. The lens offers three aperture settings, f/9, f/16 and f/32. Focusing is done by sliding the lens back and forth on the rail, as typical of a bellows lens. For more information and a selection of sample images, head to the photographer’s website.
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#1 John
Camera lens hacking is fun - I've built an adapter around an M42 helicoid so that I can use a couple of old lenses (Heliar 105mm, Dagor 4 3/8") on my DSLR and some of my old medium format gear. Works, even if the uncoated lenses do result in a lot of flare. The helicoid makes focussing a little easier than the bellows solution, but it is nowhere near as sexy of course
6:41 pm - Thursday, February 24, 2011