koni omega or omegaflex close up spacer / tube?

[paul_graham4]

hi all,

 

has anyone ever seen the close up tube (lens extender?) for Koni-

Omega cameras? I'm told they exist for both the regular omegas (a

10mm tube) and the omegaflexes (a 10mm spacer plate) to move the lens

a little further out and allow the lens to focus closer, but I've

never seen one?

 

any ideas/ or knowledge of them?

 

thanks,

 

paul - peegeenyc@earthlink.net

[geoff_mcauliffe]

They exist. They come up on E-*** on occasion. You should also check PhotoNet and sign up for the Koni Omega mailing list. Patience is a virtue.

[james_mullineaux]

I actually own two 10mm spacers for the KO. They are used in conjunction with a ground glass attachment for fucusing which makes their use analogous to a large format camera only minus tilt and shift. I'll try to post pics of them after I get home from work.

 

-James Mullineaux

[h._p.]

"used in conjunction with a ground glass attachment for fucusing "

 

Woohoo! I never knew those Koni-Omegas were quite so daring....

 

:-)))

[joseph_dickerson]

Paul,

 

The Omegaflex is even more exciting. The spacer/tube looks like a lensboard with no lenses.

 

You can still use the camera in the normal way (without infinity focus of course) but there is no parallax correction.

 

I used them about a hundred years ago.

 

Joe D.

[james_mullineaux]

I wrote a quick page about the KO Macro kit, enjoy:<br><br>

<a href="http://www.jmxphoto.com/tools/ko-macro.shtml">The Koni-Omega Macro setup</a><br><br>Please let me knw if there are any corrections or additions!

[pictureframer]

I've owned several and sold the last one 6 months ago on EB. I just saw another one sell for about the same price. Expect to pay more than it is worth. $150.00 min. , $200.00 seen and in one case someone paid over $300.00 for one. On the average I seen 1 a year on ebay but 2 this year, one was mine. You also need to add the groundglass, another $150+ and viewer attachment, $40 for full use. It's really cheaper to go buy a old view or press camera.

 

WM