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Antique [[camera]]s may be charming collectibles. But lighttightnes, [[shutter]] reliabilty, and smoothness of other mechanics are some conditions needed to revive these items for practical [[photography]]. The availabilitiy of appropriate [[film]] might be another issue, when no [[rollfilm]] back fits as replacement for the original film plate holders of an antique camera. An alternate approach to nostalgic photographing can be the '''Antique camera simulator'''. That's a construction based on a modern type [[SLR]] and an old type [[lens]] or lens/shutter unit. Finding a way to combine modern camera and old lens is a combination of luck and intuition. An old focusable [[view camera]] lens might fit on a [[lens tube extension]] for the camera, and a way might be found to mount it on this base. The more common non-focusable old lenses might be mounted in a similar way, but onto a macro bellows for the camera, or a special tube-in-tube construction might be tinkered of appropriate plastic tubes. Of course in most cases the mounting of an antique lens onto a SLR for [[35mm film]] means using just a part of the image size available with the lens. But this is the central part of the lense's image plane. In most cases this is the part of the image which is projected quite sharp, undistorted and color corrected.
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Antique [[camera]]s may be charming collectibles. But light-tightness, [[shutter]] reliabilty, and smoothness of other mechanics are some conditions needed to revive these items for practical [[photography]]. The availabilitiy of appropriate [[film]] might be another issue, when no [[rollfilm]] back fits as replacement for the original film plate holders of an antique camera. An alternate approach to nostalgic photographing can be the '''Antique camera simulator'''. That's a construction based on a modern type [[SLR]] and an old type [[lens]] or lens/shutter unit. Finding a way to combine modern camera and old lens is a combination of luck and intuition. An old focusable [[view camera]] lens might fit on a [[lens tube extension]] for the camera, and a way might be found to mount it on this base. The more common non-focusable old lenses might be mounted in a similar way, but onto a macro bellows for the camera, or a special tube-in-tube construction might be tinkered of appropriate plastic tubes. Of course in most cases the mounting of an antique lens onto a SLR for [[35mm film]] means using just a part of the image size available with the lens. But this is the central part of the lens's image plane. In most cases this is the part of the image which is projected quite sharp, undistorted and color corrected. Thus the usage of old quality lenses might result in images of surprising fine quality.
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|image_text= [[CSC]] with f8 [[Aplanat]] N°15045 [[H. Roussel]] Ingenieur Opticien
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| image_text=[[Minolta X-370s|Minolta SLR]] with [[Rapid Rectilinear|Rectilineaire Extra Rapide]] <br/> on [[lens tube extension|extension tube]]s
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| image_text=[[Sony NEX]] with [[Rapid Rectilinear]] by<br/>[[Bausch & Lomb|Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.]] on<br/>extended [[Pixco]] helicoid
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|image_text= [[Nikon D800]] with Rapid Paraplanat III on a set of different extension tubes, including two [[helicoid]]s, and imaging sample
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==Links==
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*[http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~dspennem/photography/cameratopia/AntiqueCameraSimulator/AntiqueCameraSimulator.html Antique Camera Simulator project] by [[User:Heritagefutures|Dirk HR Spennemann]]
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**[http://fstoppers.com/photographer-simulates-vintage-lenses-through-modern-dslr news related to that poject] on [http://fstoppers.com fstoppers-com]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 19 March 2022

Antique cameras may be charming collectibles. But light-tightness, shutter reliabilty, and smoothness of other mechanics are some conditions needed to revive these items for practical photography. The availabilitiy of appropriate film might be another issue, when no rollfilm back fits as replacement for the original film plate holders of an antique camera. An alternate approach to nostalgic photographing can be the Antique camera simulator. That's a construction based on a modern type SLR and an old type lens or lens/shutter unit. Finding a way to combine modern camera and old lens is a combination of luck and intuition. An old focusable view camera lens might fit on a lens tube extension for the camera, and a way might be found to mount it on this base. The more common non-focusable old lenses might be mounted in a similar way, but onto a macro bellows for the camera, or a special tube-in-tube construction might be tinkered of appropriate plastic tubes. Of course in most cases the mounting of an antique lens onto a SLR for 35mm film means using just a part of the image size available with the lens. But this is the central part of the lens's image plane. In most cases this is the part of the image which is projected quite sharp, undistorted and color corrected. Thus the usage of old quality lenses might result in images of surprising fine quality.







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