AF Nikkor 20mm f2.8 damaged front.

[Seapy]

anodization doesnt really cost much 
you just have to contact the correct people 

my friend made tattoo machines and he had his done by a bike parts maker. basically when the bike shop is going to anodize something they will just include his parts with theirs.

The nearest anodising company to me has a £45 minimum order, which from my description they don't think my pano head parts will cost nearly that much, I feel the pano head would be worth it but I have had a lot of expense recently and have to exercise frugality for a while.

If I do anything which needs galvanising there is a railing company nearby I know the owner and they are happy to send my bits away with theirs, I will ask around, this is an engineering town, the home of British nuclear submarine manufacture.  I would be surprised if nobody sends stuff away for anodising but the key is finding somebody small.  No chance of walking into the shipyard expecting anything except a boot up the backside!   

[Seapy]

I have made the lens cap.

The bit of metal which I cut out originally for the hood, (and rejected because there was a drilled hole in the side) has come in for the cap.  It was just big enough and there was just enough thickness to make the cap.

Chucking such a delicate thing in the lathe was something of a challenge but I got there.

This is the lens front with the cap, which still need painting, the 16mm fisheye lens in the background.



A self portrait? 



...and sharper!  Could have looked happier...   



Am going to get a piece of black vinyl cut to match the 16mm lens cap with "Nikon" in the middle.

[Seapy]

Have the Humbrol paint, but left the parts with my local sign shop who are making the vinyl lettering for the front.

While I was getting the paint I enquired if they had any flocking which I could use to coat the inside of the lens cap to help hold it on to the lens hood, in a similar fashion to the 16mm fisheye.  They had, but green, imitation grass for modelling.  I explained what I wanted it for and the lady disappeared for ages, returning eventually with some red coated paper, apparently it's intended to represent red carpet in dolls houses!  Anyway it's 7 thou (0.17mm) thick.  I will need to machine about 8 thousandths of an inch from inside the rim of the lens cap so it will grip the lens hood snugly.  I think I will also put some on the inside face of the cap  too, it will improve the appearance and make it softer on the edges of the lens cap.

A very nice shop... they had brass strips and thin sheet brass, will be back there soon! 

[Erik Lund]

He he Very nice 

[Seapy]

Sort of fresnel fisheye!  I did think of extracting the circle for an avatar... I just look too mean in that shot. 

[Seapy]

Have painted it with an aerosol of black stone chip I happened to have.  Might not work, but if it does it should be robust, I used the Humbrol #33 for inside the hood.

The vinyl looks good on the front of the lens cap, I have used flocked paper for the inside, it's a bit tight to get on and off but it's fine once it's on.  Seems good, the paint needs a second coat.

Probably tomorrow I will final refit the front of the lens.

[Erik Lund]

A very unique Nikkor


I’m sure you will get orders for lens caps for Fish,,, people often loose their caps and on the AF it’s plastic so you have customers I’m sure 

[Seapy]

Good point Erik, never thought of that. 

Are the hoods on the AF the same as the hoods on the f2.8 MF?  The MF are ~61mm Ø.  I guess thats what the 61K means in front of "Made in Japan" - 61mm cap.

I might just make myself a spare for practice.  Keep the original in the draw.  I am not good with caps, I am always one or two missing, they usually turn up but not always.

I made a leather one for the 80-200 because the hood is screw on and I don't like keep taking it on and off. 

[Seapy]

Impetuous is my middle name!  Couldn't wait for the paint to harden, I have fitted the lens front and integral shade to the lens.  I have to say it looks quite handsome, though I say it, I shouldn't.

[Erik Lund]

Here id an old thread with home made lescap for 16mm
http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,4825.msg88899.html#msg88899


Old One is 64k

[Akira]

Amazing result...and the lens cap!  Thank you for all the report and congrats!

[Hugh_3170]

Great outcome - well done.

It really looks the part.

[Bruno Schroder]

Robert, it looks quite handsome

[Bent Hjarbo]

I am impressed, look awesome.
Interesting to follow your projects, very skillfully made.

[Seapy]

Thank you all, I just enjoy making stuff and fixing things so they work!

Finally got myself an avatar.

11 years since it was taken photographing football (soccer).