[Leica] IMG: Bellows

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Yours is probably newer and more capable than mine.  I have the original 
box, and it says Honeywell Pentax, and is just a single rail.  The label 
on the front says Honeywell Pentax Bellows Unit, but the manual in the 
box says Asahi Pentax.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 2/8/2017 7:04 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Yes, Jim, it is M42 and has the Asahi thread pitch. Though it just 
> says "Bellowscope, Japan" on the front plate, and is a dual rail, I 
> think it was made for Asahi. Can't find images of it on the net when I 
> had a brief look. Anyway, like me, despite its poor decorative repair, 
> it still works. The great thing about digital is that you can see 
> instantly what you get and can adjust accordingly.
>
> Similarly, I have an old Spiratone 400mm f6.3 and even though it looks 
> M42, it isn't. It does thread on for a turn, but locks due I think to 
> a different thread pitch, and thus doesn't focus properly. Sometime, 
> when I have a bit more time, I'll stick it on my heavier Manfrotto 
> tripod and see how far it's out, and maybe try to get some sort of 
> adaptor
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" 
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Bellows
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>> Douglas, is that the M42 version of the Pentax bellows?  I have used 
>> that one with a number of lenses, but haven't tried the 135.
>>
>> Nice tripod!
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 2/8/2017 12:47 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>>> One of the advantages of getting a new camera that takes many 
>>> adaptors, is it opens up the use of kit that had been stored away 
>>> for a while. I'm still waiting for tomorrow's delivery of a new 
>>> monitor so that I can use my Win10 pc with latest LR and download 
>>> images taken with the Sony, but as I have the opening of the 
>>> exhibition at 6pm and a wine dinner at 7.30pm on the same day, it 
>>> will be most likely at the weekend.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I've been pulling down kit from the boxes in the attic.
>>>
>>> Sony A7ii with bellows and Takumar 135mm. Fuji X100S. See Large.
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Sony_bellows.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Douglas
>>>
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