earleygallery Posted April 20, 2020 Share #1  Posted April 20, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) One of my impulse purchases arrived today, a Novoflex bellows and slide copier attachment for Leica R. I found an existing thread about macro photography in the R forum and posted a question there but as these things can work with many cameras I thought I would ask here too - link to other thread below. I assumed it would just work by fitting whatever R mount lens and adjusting focus but it doesn't! I think I may know what the issue is but would rather have advice from those who know!   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/308732-novoflex-bellows-help/?do=findComment&comment=3957576'>More sharing options...
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a.noctilux Posted April 20, 2020 Share #2 Â Posted April 20, 2020 Hello James, Please try this: 1 - unscrew the slide copier adapter 2 - fold the bellows at shortest setting 3 - mount Summicron 50mm 4 - try to focus the setup set at shortest bellows at about 10 to 20cm from front of the lens (or less), try on a ruler or a stamp, at about 1:1 more or less leaning in&out for example to have the scale of your subject Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted April 21, 2020 Share #3  Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) On 4/20/2020 at 6:15 PM, wlaidlaw said: James, I may be wrong but I think you need a 100/4 Macro Elmar (not the 100/2.8 APO Macro Elmarit, like the one Parcelforce have currently lost on its way to me from New Zealand) or the Novoflex Noflexar 60/4. That is certainly how the Leica copying system worked. If you PM me I will send you an email of someone who has a whole load of Novoflex instructions. He may have a copy of the original instructions. He sent me a copy of the Novoflex PIGRIFF follow focus system brochure. Wilson  22 hours ago, earleygallery said: Thanks - yes Wilson it's the 60mm Novoflex lens that I need, I found one for a decent price in Germany so it's on its way to me. It has a 39mm thread so apparently fits directly to the bellows unit and the front of the lens is designed to fit to the clamp on the bellows hood/slide copier.  On 4/20/2020 at 6:02 PM, earleygallery said: One of my impulse purchases arrived today, a Novoflex bellows and slide copier attachment for Leica R. I found an existing thread about macro photography in the R forum and posted a question there but as these things can work with many cameras I thought I would ask here too - link to other thread below. I assumed it would just work by fitting whatever R mount lens and adjusting focus but it doesn't! I think I may know what the issue is but would rather have advice from those who know!   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   From the Novofllex Pocket book … copy available from Old Timer Cameras   http://www.otcworld.co.uk … in 2 volumes total 173 pages Note 'Miniature' reproduction ratios . dunk  Edited April 21, 2020 by dkCambridgeshire typo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share #4 Â Posted April 21, 2020 Thank you Dunk. I will report back when I receive the 60mm lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted April 21, 2020 Share #5 Â Posted April 21, 2020 Out of curiosity, I wanted to know at what distance from the front of lens can be a slide for 1:1 reproduction. So I've tried with my Leicaflex SL + 30mm ring + Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm set to about 1:2 = = 1:1 for my slide 24x36 perfectly in focus. The front of my 60mm lens is at 5cm to 6cm from the slide depending with or without the carboard border of framing. Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heinzkraft Posted May 31, 2020 Share #6  Posted May 31, 2020 Copying Dias: Novoflex bellows and lens... I did use this equipment with my Leica-R5 and can it use with an adapter with my Leica SL   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/308732-novoflex-bellows-help/?do=findComment&comment=3984124'>More sharing options...
ph. Posted June 1, 2020 Share #7 Â Posted June 1, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Novoflex rails are soft aluminium in contrast to Leitz rails, so do not try to use the wheel for moving while the lock wheel is set and do not tighten og stress the wheels to much- Â p. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 7, 2020 Share #8  Posted June 7, 2020 I  am using a 60mm Noflexar R  mount  lens, which I picked up very cheaply. That seems to work well for slide copying on the later Leica 16880/Novoflex BR-2 bellows. The main difference between the later and earlier Leica or Novoflex bellows is that the later 16880 one can be used with ROM cameras R8 and R9 and can mount ROM lenses. Because I  did not have the slide retaining mechanism shown on the post above at the far end of the secondary bellows, I acquired a Novoflex Castel-cop-Digi slide holder. I also want to digitise some 1/4 plate glass slides, for which the Castel etc device is required.  Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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