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Michael,
I
drilled throught the camera back of my Nkon F3/T's. I purchased spare
backs, so I keep the original backs untouched and have the N2 purge backs
to use for astrophotography. This keeps the tripod socket intact and
allows for any type of lens/telescope/tripod combination to be
used.
My
"exact" parts are as follows:
20 psi
regulator - Uniweld Products R1559 Nitrogen Regulator
Low-flow flowmeter and 1/4" to 1/8" adapter kit -
CONCOA (Controls Corporation of America) purge meter; model #CON5661001.
Adapter kit model #CON5650001.
Go
to your local welding supply store and you should be able to get what you
need there.
Scott
website: http://www.rsiphotos.com/
email:
ireland@gate.net
Monte, Others,
I have noticed the same thing with E200... I shot 5 days worth of
piggyback shots last year at the Oregon Star Party and all but one came out
with a horrible green background :(
I've experimented with covering the camera with plastic bags full of
desiccant. It seemed to help. One with desiccant and one
without. The results were pretty telling.
But, I've been wanting to come up with a nitrogen purge solution. I
know that some of you have drilled through the tripod socket of your Pentax
6x7's and Nikon F2's. I really hate to do this for two reasons: 1)
I have pretty nice cameras and 2) This solution does not seem to work for
piggyback since I can no longer use the tripod socket!
Monte, you said that you put a hole in the "accessory socket" in the rear
of the camera. Do you mean the smaller, non-threaded hole? Or, is
everyone using the tripod socket and just not purging for piggybacks?
I also have an FSQ106 and have considered drilling holes in the camera
adapters. The CA-35 is not horribly expensive so I could see doing
that. The adapter for the P67 is expensive, but I'd still rather wreck
it than my camera! Has anyone tried this approach? OK, this still
doesn't help piggyback...
And now, the other question. I am no expert on regulators. Can
anyone out there recommend *exact* parts (or at least where I could look for
regulators - I have no idea where to start) that I could use to regulate the
gas flow from a high-pressure cylinder?
Thanks,
Mike
Monte Wilson wrote:
Hi guys, I used
a roll of E200 with a Tak FSQ-106 and a 67 Pentax. It worked well with the
gas being put into the body of the scope. I replaced one of the screws used
to hold the finder scope with a customised hollow one and flowed the gas
through it. It worked very well and I didn't have to alter the Tak in any
permanent way.
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