Re: [APML]: Pentax 67 Piggyback

[charles@cjf.noli.com]

AS>Mike,  

AS>     >One more. I'm considering a medium format camera to piggyback with.
AS>>Any suggestions for camera/combinations?

AS>   I own a Pentax 6x7, that I use for piggyback photography, and it works
AS>great. The only problem with medium format is, that you really don't want to
AS>actually piggyback on top of another scope, but rather a side by side
AS>arrangement would work best. Also the little ball heads they sell for 35mm
AS>piggyback, aren'nt strong enough to hold a medium format camera without some
AS>flexture. Once you get around those problems, the results are definitely
AS>worth it.

AS>Clear skies,
AS>Peter

Peter:

I have a Pentax 67, and a friend built a piggyback platform that is
placed on top of my Ultima 8" SCT tube. The set-up is great if I use
the normal lens or a slight telephoto (90mm, 105mm, 150mm). I also have
a 300mm which might present flexure problems. Aside from the regular
screw thread, there is a second hole at the bottom of the camera body
which has no thread, and my friend had a small projection built into
the platform that fit into this hole, and which gave me more stability.
He also built counter-weights which clip on the fork arm at the other
side of the tube.

The bottom line is that you need a heavy duty mount to support the
weight, so he also constructed a metal plate which fit below the wedge.

Which Pentax lenses do you use, and what have been your results?

C.S.