Dear Mr. Nikon,
Please make me a 12x45 EII.
This should be quite easy as you only have to add tubes to the existing EII body.
I don't have the older 12x40 Nikon.
If I was younger and fitter I would take selected Russian 12x45 tubes, which I have, and put them on a 8x30 EII late body.
The Russian bins were made on Zeiss machinery. Nikon had Zeiss engineers. Is it a straight swop?
Problem is Russian objectives uncoated one side.
So I'd lose 5% transmision, also maybe introduce some flare or ghosts? Colour shift doesn't bother me.
I have had two 120mm objectives coated on 4 surfaces each in U.K. in 1970s at my own risk. Worked well but airspaced.
Steiner 12x45 tubes might be narrower angle.
12x45 Conquest objectives expensive.
Might end up say 12.5x45.
Please make me a 12x45 EII.
This should be quite easy as you only have to add tubes to the existing EII body.
I don't have the older 12x40 Nikon.
If I was younger and fitter I would take selected Russian 12x45 tubes, which I have, and put them on a 8x30 EII late body.
The Russian bins were made on Zeiss machinery. Nikon had Zeiss engineers. Is it a straight swop?
Problem is Russian objectives uncoated one side.
So I'd lose 5% transmision, also maybe introduce some flare or ghosts? Colour shift doesn't bother me.
I have had two 120mm objectives coated on 4 surfaces each in U.K. in 1970s at my own risk. Worked well but airspaced.
Steiner 12x45 tubes might be narrower angle.
12x45 Conquest objectives expensive.
Might end up say 12.5x45.