Elements 4&5 alone produce a soft focus 50. However the aperture mechanism is left exposed. Adding element 1 turns it into a macro.
BTW Element 3 is a real bugger to get out. It is glued to the rear of the cone that 1 2 3 are all attached to. I had to put the cone in a vice and lightly hammer it out. On 10/29/05, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That rules. I want to do this too. I have an M50/2 that is a dust > collector. > > From Boris' description... > http://boris.isra-shop.com/monocle.htm > > and numbering the elements from 1 to 5 left to right... > http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/_optics/50f2.gif > > ...am I removing elements 1, 2, 4, and 5? > > D > > > > > Patrick Schork wrote: > > >Here are some test shots from my modification of a SMC-A 50/2 > > > >http://istds.blogspot.com/2005/10/modified-smc-502.html > > > > > > > >On 10/28/05, Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Hey Folks, > >> > >>OK, I guess I'll probably tear the thing apart just to see what's inside it. > >> > >> > >>B > >> > >>Barry A. Rice, Ph.D. > >>Invasive Species Specialist > >>Global Invasive Species Initiative > >>The Nature Conservancy > >>V: 530-754-8891 > >>http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > >
