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You can get a lot of information, as well as spare parts, from this site: Tiltall Tripod Support. Much more useful than the company that now produces the tripods named Tiltalls. I have three old Tiltalls, one each from Marchioni, Leitz and Star D. Just from eyeballing them, it seems that the Marchioni-made one used beefier parts than the Leitz, at least the part around the collar that the legs attach to - not that there's anything flimsy about the latter. So Leitz was a downgrade :).

I second Ed_Ingold's recommendation of the RRS Arca Swiss plate. I've got one with a 3/8" screw on my Hasselblad body and wouldn't want to use anything else.

"Crop factor" of approximately 1.5 when using traditional medium-format lenses on the X1D, assuming you can put up with the tactical problems of leaf shutter, stopping down, etc. This can still be quite useful to someone with a collection of V lenses. Unknown factor: how wide angle lenses would image around the edges of the sensor; probably not too badly, until the dream of a 56mmx56mm sensor comes around. Another fantasy: a Metabones Speed Booster for the X1D :).

Thank you for the information!

Hello, everyone. I wish to mount 39mm-thread enlarging lenses to my M-mount bellows but can't recall what Leica called that adapter disc. Can someone please tell me? Thank you in advance, and happy shooting!

Hello all, I got an unbelievable deal on a Super Wide C and am trying to furnish it with basic accessories. I know virtually nothing about Hasselblads or any cameras for film larger than 35mm, so please bear with me. First thing, I would like a haze/UV filter to protect the front of the lens, and it needs to be a series VIII, or 63 in Hasselblad terminology. I'm aware that I'll need a Hasselblad-made filter so that the two glass surfaces will not touch. I'm looking at the lens and it seems to me that there is a filter retaining ring on it already. I'm attaching a picture of my camera and one of a ring I found on keh.com. However, the ring on my lens does not budge when I try to loosen it by hand. Is it a good idea to use a filter clamp to turn it? I'll be asking Mr. Odess to overhaul the whole thing, so no big deal, but my curiosity is getting the better of me :).

<p>Yep, I figured it wouldn't be able to stop the lens down. I had one of those plastic things, but it got lost.</p>

<p>Hello, I'm in the mood to try some wide angle macro shots with my FD 17mm lens which, unlike earlier breech-lock lenses, does not have a lever for locking down the aperture. The old Canon M5 is apparently the thinnest ring available, perhaps the thinnest one ever made for a 35mm camera. I've never handled any of the FD extension rings, so my question is, will the M5 enable me to stop down the aperture? Thanks for your help!</p>

<p>A little nitpicking first, the 8mm is a fisheye, not an ultrawide lens :). I have one, but I use it on a Sony mirrorless body, and I like it. The build quality is good and so is the picture quality - as long as you close the aperture down at least one stop! Wide open, your pictures will look fuzzy, as if everything is wrapped in alpaca sweaters.</p>

<p>I like the Action Finders for the Nikon F and F2 that give an experience similar to looking at a small TV, and making the camera bodies more dangerous as tools for splitting wood - and heads. The downside is the added weight on top. The equivalent accessory for the Canon F-1, called the Sports Finder, adds the capability for waist-level viewing through an ingenious mechanism that allows it to be swung up 90 degrees. </p>