Monocles for Kiev RF cameras

[kiev4]

Hello! Not a long ago I created a wide-angle monocle for Kiev camera. I described the process on my site in Russian and then received several inquiries via e-mail to translate the article into English. Today I completed the job (my English is not good enough to do it rapidly and without mistakes :) ). Maybe it will be interesting to you too to learn, to ask me any questions about the topic or to share your experience. You are welcome. Here is this article:
http://kiev4.narod.ru/tutorial/kiev4_02_e.html

If I will have enough time I will translate another one about a portrait monocle for Kiev cameras.

[Brian Sweeney]

Very interesting, and thankyou for the effort! There is some strong interest in this subject. I "hacked" together a 50mm monocle lens onto an I61 mount for a friend. Collimated it to be RF coupled in LTM. It is headed for a Leica M8.

[kiev4]

I "hacked" together a 50mm monocle lens onto an I61 mount for a friend. Collimated it to be RF coupled in LTM.

I also created a monocle coupled with RF. It is 135 mm monocle based on Jupiter-11. I wiill translate the article later on. But for wide-angle monocle I could not find approriate 35 mm lens to insert it into the J-12 tube. So, I had to re-mark the distance scale and uose Kiev as a scale focus camera. You know the problem of Kiev bayonet, I guess - only 7 lenses can be mounted on it. For M39 thread there are much greater variety of lenses and you have more freedom when you construct your own lens.

[rxmd]

Thanks, that was quite interesting. The 135mm article is interesting, too; do translate it at some point if you find the time.

[Brian Sweeney]

I bought a clear window to convert my Nikon Coolpix 950 to Infrared from anchoroptics. They are an outlet for Edmonds.

http://www.anchoroptics.com/catalog/product.cfm?id=277

They carry a line of Meniscus lenses, and others. Looks like $6.50 for a 35mm FL 15mm Diameter lens.

[oftheherd]

Thanks very much for the project and the translation. Quite interesting.

[kiev4]

I bought a clear window to convert my Nikon Coolpix 950 to Infrared from anchoroptics. They are an outlet for Edmonds.

http://www.anchoroptics.com/catalog/product.cfm?id=277

They carry a line of Meniscus lenses, and others. Looks like $6.50 for a 35mm FL 15mm Diameter lens.

To be accurate, J-12 is 37mm lens. Anyway, thank you for the hint, link you gave is very useful.

[kiev4]

Now you can read the article about 135 mm portrait monocle for Kiev http://kiev4.narod.ru/tutorial/kiev4_03_e.html

[rxmd]

Спасибо огромнейшее!

Филипп

[kiev4]

Well, you could read this article in Russian half a year ago on my site :) Why do you need English version?

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[rxmd]

I can, but I just sent the link to a couple of friends who can't :) I guess the English-speaking audience is as large as the Russian one.

[zorroflores]

Kiev 4,

I took a look to your site, the explanation to modify the lens is quite well organized and clear, however I still not understand what is a monocle lens, probably something I lost in translation, can you explain further?

Thanks and best regards from Mexico

[kiev4]

Kiev 4,

I took a look to your site, the explanation to modify the lens is quite well organized and clear, however I still not understand what is a monocle lens, probably something I lost in translation, can you explain further?

Thanks and best regards from Mexico

This means a lens with the only glass (preferrably, meniscus with its concaved side turned to the front of the lens).

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Also thanks for translating the Kiev-4 manual