Pete wrote in
his Pbase pages:
> A standard Maxxum T mount is turned to the same thickness as the removed mount spacer. Holes are drilled in the turned T mount, using the old spacer as a template. The new mount is substituted for the old mount and spacer using the existing screws and holes in the lens body.
i was expecting you actually used a regular MAF mount scarfed from the parts bin. But i suppose turning down a T-Mount would be a great way to make a standard adapter which you could easily sell! i think you have a market:)
Some questions about infinity focus. Many lenses focus past infinity ... which can be an inconvenience when infinity is important. Are these lenses usually those which are not parfocal? Probably not primes?
Do you have a quick protocol for infinity testing?
i wonder if a shim kit with scarfed MAF mount might not be a more general approach. Though there is no getting around the need to do some machining, as the MAF is about 4mm wider in diameter than the MC. Drilling/countersinking are also necessary as such mounts won't have the needed pattern of screws. So such options would only be open to those with machine tools. And there might not be much latitude given the length of the screws. Careful shimming should result in an equivalent result.
There are a few other MC/MD's of unique importance. Have you looked at their hole spacing, construction, etc to see how compatible they would be with a potential kit?