RE: [APML] Adapting Nikon F3/T for gas purge

["R. Scott Ireland" <ireland@gate.net>]

>      I might have missed something in the thread, but if you are
> using your Nikon
> with a T-ring on the telescope, why not drill the T-ring and not
> the camera?  This
> would eliminate the fear of damaging the camera and still allow
> for a dry Nitrogen
> atmosphere in the camera.  I do not use a nitrogen nor argon
> purge, but have read
> that others on this list have used the T-ring method successfully.
>
>                                                   Michael Stecker

Hi, Michael,

While I do plan to use the cameras for prime focus photography, I'd also
like to use them "free standing" with Nikkor lenses (from 20mm up through
600mm w/TC-14B teleconverter), so there wouldn't be any good way (at least
that I've thought of) to inject the N2 except into the camera body (I sure
wouldn't want to drill through my 500mm or 600mm Nikkors, ouch!!).

Scott


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