Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's the spirit, Eric! I love the results. Jim, "Camera hackers of the world unite" Hemenway Eric Korenman wrote: > Well - after all that about lensbabies, I decided to "make" a lens for > myself. > > Equipment: > 1 Hasselblad -> Leica R adapter > 1 small neoprene Zing bag > 1 Russian made "Horizon" 4x loupe. > 2 zip ties > > I slit open the seems of a neoprene Zing bag and cut the bag in half. > I stretched the neoprene material over the front of the adapter and used > two > zip ties around the body of the adpater to secure it. > I made a "X" cut into the middle of the neoprene material (smaller than the > body of the loupe) > Finally, I inserted the loupe, eyepiece first, into the cut. > Took about ten minutes. > > Focus is from infinity to..well.. really close up. > The neoprene gives the perfect flexibilty and resistance to rapidly > 'bellow' > focus. > > See first results here: http://tinyurl.com/jvb88 > Second pic is a self portrait. > > Eric >