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M-Rock Model 663 Everglades | | Latest Review Posted | PENTAX Auto Bellows M and Slide Copier M
This is a fine piece of machinery. The Auto Bellows M is nicely designed, precisely machined and offers all the features (though read below) you would want on a quality macro bellows. The system is well worth what one might pay for it. A separate slide copier attachment can be added (sometimes it is included with the kit), turning this unit into a multimedia copy system.
The bellows provides separate front and rear standard adjustments, a separate micro adjustment rail (to allow the shooter to move the entire system in and out once focus is established to change the point of focus on the image), and like all the Pentax Auto Bellows units, scales to help you calculate bellows factor (exposure changes). All the adjustments can be securely locked down so the set-up does not shift during exposure.
The bellows can be easily detached from the front standard to allow for lens reversals. The system comes with a double cable release so a K mount lens can be stopped down at the same time the the shutter is tripped (actually, just before). The camera body can be rotated on the lens axis to allow for horizontal and vertical images without readjusting the camera/bellows set-up. This works fine with the older film cameras (K Mount) but for Digital (K7 and similar) there is a challenge, presented below.
Using the Auto Bellows M
Let me state that I have another bellows unit for the Pentax and although well built, it did not allow for ANY rotation of the camera on the lens center axis. Th... | |
