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

[mschex@earthlink.net]

It does seem like a real shame to damage an F3/T (a beautiful camera).  I
would buy a used beat-up regular F3 body and drill it.

Mike Schexnaydre

At 07:19 PM 6/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I just drilled through my tripoid hole in bottom.  It does screw up the
>electronics.  I do not use the electronics for astrophotography.  I use
>the x setting and hat trick.  With two bodies, just do it to one.
>Mike
>
>"R. Scott Ireland" wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I could use some advice on adapting my two Nikon F3/T bodies for a gas
purge
>> system.  Living in South Florida (e.g. high humidity just about all of the
>> time), this is probably a necessary evil for the hypered PJ400 I like to
>> use.
>> 
>> Drilling through the tripod socket permanently alters the cameras, which
I'm
>> not inclined to do.  So, it occurred to me that I could order two
additional
>> camera backs, and drill through those instead.  I could use any advice
>> anyone would have regarding how/where to drill; type of valves to use;
other
>> equipment, etc.  By the way, I've ordered two additional standard F3 backs,
>> not titanium ones.
>> 
>> Ideally, it would be nice to rig up a system whereby one or both cameras
>> could be used at the same time (with a splitter valve of some sort).  Also,
>> sometimes only one camera would be used.  I plan to use Nitrogen, but may
>> also consider the dry air purge.  It seems to me, however, if going to this
>> much trouble, I might as well use Nitrogen.
>> 
>> Would appreciate any advice.
>> 
>> R. Scott Ireland
>> 
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