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  • Thwyllo
    Thwyllo replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    Yes there used to be a guy in the UK who would do AI conversions if you just posted him the aperture ring but after Brexit, sending...
  • tezzasmall replied to the thread Developing old Ilford Pan F.
    A good range of suggestions there. For the quickness of pulling the plaster off some hairy skin, and so to see the result as quickly as...
  • grant.goodes
    grant.goodes replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    Even if the two rings had the same aperture range, it is doubtful that rings from two focal-lengths would be interchangeable due to...
  • Thwyllo
    Thwyllo replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    Actually that's one of the better ones I've seen...thank you.
  • Thank you for thinking that I am a younger photographer. It made my day. :) I was in fact a 'mature' student in my early 60's when I did...
  • Chan Tran
    Chan Tran replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    I think the answer is yes. The aperture ring can be removed quite easily. However, the f/2.5 and f/2.8 are not the same aperture range.
  • MCB18 replied to the thread LUCKY C200 120.
    The last thing I heard about the color reversal film was that it was in early testing around 1.5 years ago and was very slow, like EI 3...
  • grant.goodes
    grant.goodes replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    You _do_ need to AI-convert the lens for the prosumer FM2, FE2, and FM3a as the body's aperture follower-tab does not flip down on those...
  • ic-racer
    Can you show the light box? I started a small sensitometer collection about 20 years ago and each device solves the even illumination...
  • grant.goodes
    grant.goodes replied to the thread My Nikon PB-4 Journey.
    My Bellows-Nikkor 105/4 arrived yesterday, and I couldn't be more happy with it's condition: Basically no signs of use. I didn't...
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  • ic-racer
    ic-racer replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    Very few AI conversion rings are remaining on the used market. So, AI adaptation, by filing the aperture ring is usually needed. Seems...
  • Yes it has to be the pawl under the mounting flange?
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  • MartinCrabtree
    MartinCrabtree replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    If you're adventurous and handy with tools it can be done at home. Here are the detailed instructions...
  • Donald Qualls
    The SX-70 advertising made a big deal about using a front-focus Tessar lens when the cameras first came out. A well-made Tessar is a...
  • Thwyllo
    Thwyllo replied to the thread Nikon AI conversion.
    Excellent thank you all!! I just wish someone in France did AI conversions 🥺
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