LF Retaining Rings

[djklmnop]

I've never bought a new LF lens before, but was curious if they normally came with a retaining ring?

And if I bought a used lens that didn't come with a retaining ring, where can I pick one up at? I did a search on ebay for "Copal 1 ring" with no luck.

Andy

 

[jjstafford]

I've never bought a new LF lens before, but was curious if they normally came with a retaining ring?

And if I bought a used lens that didn't come with a retaining ring, where can I pick one up at? I did a search on ebay for "Copal 1 ring" with no luck.

Andy

Used lenses (shutters, actually) are often missing the retaining ring. Always ask if it is included. Commons ones are commercially available. A Copal 1 ring will be about $40, new.

 

[lee]

SK Grimes can make one for you. www.skgrimes.com


lee\c

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

B&H has some of the common ones in stock, and mpex.com is another good source.

 

[jjstafford]

SK Grimes can make one for you. www.skgrimes.com


lee\c

Typically $95 plus shipping.

 

[djklmnop]

Wow.. Thats some good money for a simple ring.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=161721&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

Will this work?

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Wow.. Thats some good money for a simple ring.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=161721&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

Will this work?

No--that's a retaining ring for enlarging lenses. B&H should carry retaining rings for Copal 0, 1, and 3 shutters. mpex.com stocks Ilex rings and has others, but you have to call them. Not all the rings from SK Grimes are $95, but custom or larger rings may be. They seem to make many of the more common ones in batches and keep them on hand, and they should not be as expensive.

 

[removed account4]

i've bought rings from sk grimes, i think the last one was $35 ...
for what its worth, mel pierce in hollywood calif, and equinoxphotographic also have retaining rings. i've never bought from mel pierce, but dagor77 used to recommend them for lenses he ebay'ed w/o rings ... i've bought from equinox, and can wholeheartedly recommend them (and sk grimes)

- -john

 

[tim atherton]

Originally Posted by lee
SK Grimes can make one for you. www.skgrimes.com .

Typically $95 plus shipping.

Many of the rings or flanges for shutters are "stock" at SK grimes - Alpax , Ilex, Copal, Compur etc in their various sizes - and run from $10.00 for a ring current models to $45.00 max for a flange for most except the very obscure or large. The majority are around $25.00 or $35.00

http://www.skgrimes.com/adapter/index.htm

click on Metric or USA at the bottom right for a full list

 

[djklmnop]

Thanks!

 

[Dan Fromm]

Typically $95 plus shipping.

John, your memory is failing again. See http://www.skgrimes.com/flanges/indexm.htm , they quote Copal 1 rings at $10, flanges at $35.

 

[Ole]

I probably have a spare flange...

 

[mark]

FInd the oldest camera shop you can that has not changed hands in a while. Ask them if they have a drawer of this stuff or a box. You might get lucky. Paying even ten dollars for what amounts to a nut at a local hardware store is plain silly in my view.