Petzval lens adapted to Musashino Kōki Rittreck 6x9.

[Stolk]

I have adapted an unbranded Petzval to my Musashino Kōki Rittreck 6x9 mirror reflex camera.
I think the result looks truly majestic.

I am currently shooting my first roll of film on it, and will share here once it comes back from the lab.

 

[loccdor]

Looks awesome! Having done a lot of odd 6x9 experiments myself recently, I approve! Looking forward to the pictures.

 

[awty]

Nice work.
I have a few Petzvals I use with my Ensign SLR. There a pretty lens.

 

[koraks]

What a cool project. Looking forward to the photos taken with it!

 

[Stolk]

So... first roll is back, and I have quite some issues to fix.

1. there are light leaks.
2. the film loading was messed up, the first frame taken at 30% into the roll, missing the last 3 images or so. I had wound the spool until I saw (1) in the frame counter, too deep into the roll. Not sure why.
3. the focus test shows that it focused 2cm too deep. I had focused the ground glass at +00cm, and the +02cm is in focus.

 

[runswithsizzers]

Cool project! And using E100 for test film is very bold!

 

[koraks]

Ah, teething problems; you'll iron these out for sure. The rendering of that lens looks very promising to me!

 

[loccdor]

As long as the shutter is working, that's the most important thing. I've occasionally searched out these cameras over the years but never found a good copy at a reasonable price.

 

[Stolk]

As long as the shutter is working, that's the most important thing. I've occasionally searched out these cameras over the years but never found a good copy at a reasonable price.

Yeah, the shutter is in pretty good shape, other than perhaps the 1/200 and 1/400 being too slow.
When I got it, the shutter curtain was full of holes, but I took a chance on it, and patched the curtain with liquid tape. That method works well.
If you can find a Rittreck with deteriorated shutter curtain, it is definitely worth taking a chance on it.
Here are the before/after pics of the shutter curtain. (A light was shining inside the chamber in both pictures.)

 

[OAPOli]

If you are planning on using this camera a lot, you should consider having the curtains replaced. Patching them like that will affect their suppleness and weight, which will likely cause issues at the faster speeds.

 

[John Wiegerink]

Yes, you can buy curtain material and fix it yourself if you are skilled enough or gutzy enough. I have a like new roll film holder in its original box up at my cottage. Can't remember where I got it. I'll have to take a practice roll of 120 and see how it spaces out. I got the back hoping to find a camera body in good shape, but one never came up and I lost interest.

 

[mshchem]

So... first roll is back, and I have quite some issues to fix.

1. there are light leaks.
2. the film loading was messed up, the first frame taken at 30% into the roll, missing the last 3 images or so. I had wound the spool until I saw (1) in the frame counter, too deep into the roll. Not sure why.
3. the focus test shows that it focused 2cm too deep. I had focused the ground glass at +00cm, and the +02cm is in focus.

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ROCK ON! VERY COOL. E100

 

[Arthurwg]

Love this project!

 

[Stolk]

I have sealed the film holder, and am ready to try again, this time with a Hermagis Anastigmat 1:4.5 210mm.

Loaded with Ilford Delta 100, this time.

 

[John Wiegerink]

I have sealed the film holder, and am ready to try again, this time with a Hermagis Anastigmat 1:4.5 210mm.

Loaded with Ilford Delta 100, this time.

Good luck and most of all, have fun.