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by Martin 095 on Fri May 15, 2020 11:30 pm
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A while back (2007) I bought a Novoflex Universal Bellows for a great price from Calumet.  At the time I was doing a lot of macro work and thought this would be a nice addition.  Long story short, I never did anything with this and it has been in my closet all these years, still in its box.  I found it the other day, which rekindled my interest.  There were no adapters included in the initial purchase (which I knew) and the insert is written in German.  The bellows is designed to fit 35 mm, and 4.5x6 and 6x6 MF cameras, but I have no idea what adapters I need to connect my Nikons (D800 or D7200) and F mount lenses (assuming I still can).  Does anyone have advice as to what I need to get?  Thanks – the model is all gray with a single rail.  I can post a pic later if necessary.  Thanks for your help. 
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by DChan on Fri May 15, 2020 11:34 pm
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Have you googled Novoflex Universal Bellows? It could take you to their website where you may find something helpful??
 

by Craig Browne on Sat May 16, 2020 6:03 am
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by Martin 095 on Sat May 16, 2020 7:14 am
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Thanks for the replies, but yes I checked google, and visited the Novoflex website.  My bellows does not look anything like the ones on their site.  As I said this was purchased in 2007 and my suspicion is that the bellows were an older model even back then, which is why they were available at a reduced price.  And because of this I am not sure the current adapters will work my bellows.  I hope these links work – here are two images I shot with my phone of the bellows:

https://www.naturescapes.net/portfolios ... pos=-42082
https://www.naturescapes.net/portfolios ... pos=-42081

Again, I appreciate any help with finding the correct adapters.  Thanks!
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Martin
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by ChrisRoss on Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:48 am
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If it is big enough for MF I suspect it uses the same adapters as current bellows. You need to be able to stop the lens down using the adapter there is no coupling from camera body to lens in the older style bellows. It quite likely takes the same adapters as current lenses - but you would have to ask Novoflex. You need an adapter at each end. The viewfinder depending on the body you use may get quite dark from light loss to extension.
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