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

[Michael Cole <mrcolewa@home.com>]

That's what I did.  I have three different Nikon Bdoies and a Pentax
67II.  Rest assured I did not drill my Pentax 67.  I did take my Pentax
67 to a camera repair place that checked with Pentax about an adaptable
port which we made without really altering the camera.  We removed the
off camera plug (which can be reinstalled).  
Mike

mschex@earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> 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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