I know there are a few macro build threads but i am going a slightly different route and figured i would post some of what i've seen during my research. Maybe some of you can use it. I'll post my research first then move onto the build. I am still waiting for 1 of the Kalimars a Bell camera to arrive but i can start.
Alright i have to start somewhere so I'll start with the big knob. Here is a comp i made to try to id the thing.
I can just barely see both the curvy lines from the Seagull knob center and the ring numbers on the screenused set. I'll be going this route.
This next one is a bit more subjective, i have never been sold on the Bell 220 knob being used for the center of the big knob. I would expect to see some form or red or maroon in screencaps and in bright scenes they look grey and dark scenes they look blackish but never really black. Have not seen any redish tint at all. There is a Bell 252 that has the grey knobs. As soon as mine comes in I will verify and if they look good i will be using it instead. The pics i have seen of this camera are either mid level exposure or high light. The high light ones make the knob look white but at mid level it has a nice grey to it.
Here are the side knobs. After looking at the stunt model it looks like they didn't mount the small seagull side knobs flush on it. This makes sense since when you mount them flush they sit too low. If you drill the hole so that it only goes to the threads it looks correct. I should have mounted the upper knob even closer to the edge but i was scared so it stays now. Other than that i think the height is correct.
Pitty all these have to be ruined. The Seagull i got has a busted locking ring on the big knob so i got the Kalimar Reflex TLR (which is a Seagull copy) for the locking ring.
more to come...
Alright i have to start somewhere so I'll start with the big knob. Here is a comp i made to try to id the thing.
I can just barely see both the curvy lines from the Seagull knob center and the ring numbers on the screenused set. I'll be going this route.
This next one is a bit more subjective, i have never been sold on the Bell 220 knob being used for the center of the big knob. I would expect to see some form or red or maroon in screencaps and in bright scenes they look grey and dark scenes they look blackish but never really black. Have not seen any redish tint at all. There is a Bell 252 that has the grey knobs. As soon as mine comes in I will verify and if they look good i will be using it instead. The pics i have seen of this camera are either mid level exposure or high light. The high light ones make the knob look white but at mid level it has a nice grey to it.
Here are the side knobs. After looking at the stunt model it looks like they didn't mount the small seagull side knobs flush on it. This makes sense since when you mount them flush they sit too low. If you drill the hole so that it only goes to the threads it looks correct. I should have mounted the upper knob even closer to the edge but i was scared so it stays now. Other than that i think the height is correct.
Pitty all these have to be ruined. The Seagull i got has a busted locking ring on the big knob so i got the Kalimar Reflex TLR (which is a Seagull copy) for the locking ring.
more to come...
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