On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:55:25 +0000 (UTC), dslr <dslr2@btopenworld.com> wrote:

>Tony Spadaro wrote:

>>

>> I did one many years ago. You need a good solid body cap, and a few good

>> drill bits. It took me about 5 minutes to make. I hadn't thought about one

>> of those in a long time -- I might just make another one now. I don't

>> remember much about metering with it but would assume any modern camera that

>> can meter with a T mount attached could meter with this.

>I saw one advertised recently on, ahem, *Bay.

>I have to admit, I'm tempted to give it a try, sometime - making one

>that is, not buying it ;-)

It is fun, and the REALLY soft images can be interesting

(try a really grainy film...;-) - but some of the $50-100

".42X" Series-VII converters used on a good 28mm lens

can be FAR sharper (especially at f16-22).