When I first stared doing this glued-in adapter stuff, I used RTV. In recent years, I switched to "Shoe Goo", because it's easier to work with and lasts longer (the RTV gets a hard and crapulent over time).
3. M645 lens adapters, L to R:
a. Oly Zuiko 135/4.5 MC Auto-Macro on Oly/EOS adapter that's glued onto M645 body cap
b. Schneider-K Xenar 180/4.5 glued into M645 Extension tube 1
c. El-Nikkor 50/2.8 in M39/42 adapter that's glued into bottom-half of M645 extension tube (or something).
4. M645 lens adapters, L to R:
a. Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 1:4.5 f 16.5 cm glued into M645 body cap
b. Tokyo Kogaku Horseman Professional 105/3.5 in Seiko 0 attached to Copal 0 lens board that's glued onto M645 Extension tube 1.
1. compare 'normal' and 'slim' M645 to EOS adapters (at rear standard of bellows)
2. details of slim adapter, parts 3 & 4 are inside rear standard back board
mitesh wrote:
Ok, so do we just go ahead and give Jim the award now and move on to the next FM Canon Contest?
OK, the "OMG Award" goes to Jim now, since nobody on FM could outclass him there, not even Psych1.
The rest of the awards will have to wait a day or two.
I now have visualizations of you running all over the house, upstairs & down then out to the garage with armfuls of wood, cables, brackets, glue and screws with a tin can in one hand and a foamy brew in the other!
It has no real practical use, but my modified 70-200mm 2.8 IS Mk I thermos coffee mug is a "conversation piece".
Ebay Coffee Mug
I cut off the fake rear end and cap, and screwed on a lens mount and rear element from an old EF 35-70mm lens. I also added a red alignment dot and some weight inside the barrel.
It now looks and feels like the original and can be securely mounted to any EOS camera.
I know . . . I'm going to get royally flamed by mobs for showing this on a Canon Forum!
I'm probably the only person in the universe that likes these older straps! You know, the ones with the over-molded polyethylene parts at the transition of wide to narrow straps.
Once in a while I'll toss my straps, minus the cameras & other sundry small parts, in the laundry to clean up their act. This version strap holds up well in the laundry.
To make them less noticeable I came up with an idea and found that they also hold up well to having their logos removed by soaking them for a few hours in a little Acetone or Lacquer Thinner!
Photonadave wrote:
To make them less noticeable I came up with an idea and found that they also hold up well to having their logos removed by soaking them for a few hours in a little Acetone or Lacquer Thinner!
By-by logos!
Dave, that is just a little confirmation that you are probably one of us.........I mean us retirees like Mitesh, Jim, Dan Mitchell, Snapsy, Markle etc. who have an abundance of free time on our hands because we do not have to work for living any longer.
Don Clary wrote:
Safari long lens support: This is not a problem in East Africa, where van like vehicles, with doors, windows and a rigid metal roof can support the lens, using a bean bag.
Southern Africa uses jeep like vehicles with no doors or windows, and a tall soft canvas roof. Here is a discussion of the problem, look under “vehicles and camera support” section:
Virtually every Southern Africa vehicle has its own unique system of horizontal or vertical round bars. Many vehicles have no horizontal or vertical bars at all, in front of the photographer, in the middle and back rows of the vehicle. They only have a low, side armrest.
I designed an extremely modular system, adaptable to any vehicle, no matter what system of low bars it has. I designed it in wood and tested it in Botswana and Zambia. Then based on that experience, I made some design improvements, and hired a machinist to make a limited number of metal kits, precision machined for me. I will use two kits in my next South Africa trip....Show more →
PetKal wrote:
Dave, that is just a little confirmation that you are probably one of us.........I mean us retirees like Mitesh, Jim, Dan Mitchell, Snapsy, Markle etc. who have an abundance of free time on our hands because we do not have to work for living any longer.
Due to FM forum activits my "honey do list" feels neglected!
I also noticed my Honey's every time she walked past my office door yesterday! What with all the goings-on with tripods, cameras, lenses, brackets, screws & little dowel pins all over the carpet & everywhere else in my office.
Photonadave wrote:
Due to FM forum activits my "honey do list" feels neglected!
I also noticed my Honey's every time she walked past my office door yesterday! What with all the goings-on with tripods, cameras, lenses, brackets, screws & dowel pins all over the carpet & everywhere else in my office.
You need to get a studio. Any spare rooms available, nearby?
mobs for showing this on a Canon Forum! 
