In your message dated: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:49:06 EDT you write:
>
>Hi Paul,
>
> This is an engineer's nightmare and should only be attempted by the
>truly retentive :)
>I took a brass plate about 1 inch wide, 5/16" thick, and 3" long, drilled a
>hole in one end so it could be screwed into the tripod mounting hole. The
>other end was bent to fit the outside curve on an old brass 52mm U/V filter
>($3 junkbox at B&H). The plate was set at an angle to give clearance for
>the focusing lever. The ring was soldered to the plate with a 140 watt
>soldering gun and painted flat black.
>
>Notes: 1) Don't solder the plate while it's attached to the XA :(
> 2) Get a filter that has the glass held in place with a
> retaining ring and unscrew the ring. This is much
> better than removing epoxy from the glued-in type.
> 3) After things have cooled to room temp, screw in a few
> filters to be sure all is well. Check the threads before
> starting too.
> 4) Remove the paint from the filter ring edge and remove
> oxide from the plate with fine sandpaper before soldering.
> 5) Align the filter ring to include coverage of the
> viewfinder. Why? Ring sets high enough to keep the XA
> from tilting up on the ring when set on a flat surface
> and permits the use of soft focus filters with clear center.
> 6) Consider recessing the tripod screw to keep the bottom flat.
> I ended up using a cutoff flathead screw and tapered hole.
> 7) Mask off the threads before painting so they don't load up.
> 8) Don't solder the plate while it's attached to the XA!
>
>It works. Looks ugly. Doubtful this will ever make the FAQ :)
Hum... perhaps I'll try to clean this up (seems 52mm is way too big a
filter) for the faq...
Cheers,
--Lee
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