wagner Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Okay, I know these things can be made, but I'm not really good with glue and stuff, so... Can I buy something that will let me protect the exposed side of a reversed lens? Something ALREADY MADE. You know...so I dont glue it to my forehead or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klix Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 You mean, like a rear lens cap ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted November 5, 2004 Author Share Posted November 5, 2004 no...I'd like it to be transparent so I dont have to guess what I was taking a picture of : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klix Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Okay, well you did say protect... Anyway, you don't mention what you shoot, but if it's Nikon, there is the BR-3 Adapter, which gives you a 52mm threaded front, on which you can use any filter you want... or a lens cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted November 5, 2004 Author Share Posted November 5, 2004 PERFECT! Thanks a bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_lofquist Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I use a rear lens cap in which I have carved a large hole. You still need something to control the aperture diaphragm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorge_garcia1 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 For Canon FD there is a "Macro Hood" that protects and also lets you close the diaphragma For Nikon you have the BR-4 and BR-6 for closing the diaphargm with a wire remote cable and then if you need to add a filter or the suport for a ring flash etc the BR-3 already mentioned. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_wisniewski Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Jorge and Paul - The Nikon BR-6 is, essentially, a BR-4 and a BR-3 all in one. It bayonets onto the back of a lens, gives yout 52mm filter threads like a BR-3 does, and the stop down control of a BR-4. And it poses no danger to the AF contacts of modern Nikkors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorge_garcia1 Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Mr. Joseph, are you sure about BR-6 being a BR-4 plus a BR-3 ? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_wisniewski Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Jorge - I have three BR-3 (two old aluminum color, and one of the newer black ones), a BR-6, and an old E2 (predecessor to the BR-4). I no longer have a BR-4, so that part comes from memory. I recall BR-4 being just like the E2. The E2 is basically an extension tube, 13.2mm thick, with a male Nikon bayonet on one end, and a female bayonet on the other end. It has a screw coupling that you can connect to a cable release so you can stop down a lens. My BR-6 is just like a BR-3, with the functionality of a BR-4 built in. Both BR-3 and BR-6 have a female Nikon F bayonet on one side, so they can attach to the back of any reversed Nikon lens. The other side has a female 52mm filter thread, so you can thread a filter directly into it. That's it for BR-3, just a tube that lets you put a filter on the back of the lens. BR-6 also has a lever that will manually stop down a lens, and an attachment for a cable release to stop down the lens. As a bonus, the BR-6 is 12.6mm thick, which is thinner than the BR-3 alone (at 15.9 for the old style and 16.1 for the new style) let alone the combination of BR-4 and BR-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorge_garcia1 Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Joseph, I was in doubt because what I saw on some web pages as http://www.nikonlinks.com/unklbil/macro_adapter.htm and http://www.mir.com.my/~michaeliu/neoff2/neoff2shared/ff2macro/ff2extube.html and http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/michaeliu/cameras/shared/ff2macro/ff2extube.htm I have PB-4 and BR-4 (and BR-2 on mail) but I have never seen a BR-6 so I can only use web references Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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