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     John Shriver Rating: N/A |
No idea if it is feasible, they may not be at all mechanically the same on the back side. The caution is that you ought to recollimate both cameras, to get the spacing between the lens mount and the film plane correct and parallel. On the other hand, realize that a little wear on a SLR's focusing mount isn't a big issue. The distance from the lens to the screen will change by the same amount that the distance from the lens to the film changes. So your focus will still be accurate. So worrying about wear on the plastic mount is a non-issue. (It's why Canon's boasts about the lack of wear in the FL/FD Breech-Lock mount were really rather silly.) If you're doing it for strength, the plastic mount is probably connected to a plastic body casting. -- John Shriver http://john.shriver.home.comcast.net |