Luke Macros: Question re Seagull Knob

[temponaut]

Another question for those of you who have gone down the Luke Macro path:

I've been looking at various Seagull medium-format cameras, with an eye toward sourcing the large turn knob.

On the Macros, the knob is black with raised silver details and a clear dome through which the Bell and Howell 220 dial and crosspiece are visible.

On all of the Seagull TLRs I've seen, the large knob is black and solid. I did find one exception that had a clear dome in the middle, but the raised details on this knob were wrong (a grid instead of lateral ridges).

So here is my question:

Am I looking at the wrong model of Seagull knob -- is there one out there with the raised details in silver and the clear dome -- or is this the correct knob, awaiting silver paint and a Dremel?

(Or does the center part of the knob come off of its own accord when the knob is removed from the camera body?)

I see that a few other members are working on Luke Macros at this time. I hope answers to these questions will be helpful to those people, too.

Thanks for any insights!

 

[lonepigeon]

There are a few variations of this knob. The clear part is not a dome - it's flat. The correct silver/black is out there. I have one.
I think there is also a variation in the trim ring around the clear window - some are black, some brown (not sure which is right).
It's even trickier to find the version with BOTH knobs. The slightly smaller knob on the opposite side of the camera is the main knob for the Luke 'stunt' macros. Some versions have a hand crank inside of this smaller knob.

The knob you saw with the grid edge is on a new camera - believe it or not they still make this model!
I believe the solid black one is also a newer version.
New version = more plastic hence the all black knob.

 

[temponaut]

Thanks for the extensive and detailed information, Chris. I learned a lot from those two short paragraphs!

So the right knob is out there. The search continues!

 

[kurtyboy]

Yep, just keep on searching! You'll find one eventually

Thanks for the extensive and detailed information, Chris. I learned a lot from those two short paragraphs!

So the right knob is out there. The search continues!

 

[temponaut]

Thanks for the encouragement, kurtyboy. Seeing the builds that you and other members have achieved certainly is inspiring.

If it were easy to come up with all the parts, constructing a finished set would not be nearly so satisfying.