This Just In: 16K Line Scan Camera + Makro-Symmar 120

Robert OToole ·

Over the years I’ve picked up line scan lenses that happened to come with the entire camera assembly. This can be a cost effective way to pick up lens accessories like the unifoc (focus mount) and adapters. In this case I was only interested in the Makro-Symmar but this time I did receive some extras in the process. The Makro-Symmar 5.9/120 is one of my all time favorite lenses and I do not have this model, the 0061, which is optimized for 0.33x.

This model 16K camera is from 2018 this model is now obsolete but it’s still interesting to see in person. That large extension tube at the rear? That’s not 62mm or even 72mm, but 95mm. It has to clear the sensor which is whopping 82 mm across.

Parts list from front to rear:

MidOpt 40.5mm SP644 (purple) Near-IR/MId-Red Dichroic Block Shortpass Filter
MidOpt 40.5mm LB120 (blue) Light Balancing Filter (Minus Red)
Schneider Makro-Symmar 5.9/120 0.33x
Schneider 25mm V38 makro extension
Schneider V38 / M39 adapter
Schneider Unifoc 58mm (focus mount)
Schneider M58 x 075 / M95 x 1 adapter
Schneider Extension M95 x 50mm (tube)
Teledyne e2v UNiiQA 16k-Monochrome line scan camera

Questions or comments, feel free to send me a message.

Quick Look: Presentation Technologies Montage FR1 50mm f/4 Lens

Robert OToole ·

This 50mm f/4 lens was used by both Montage and Lasergraphics in Digital Film Recorders (DFRs) in the late 80s to early 90s. Unfortunately I wasted 30 minutes of my life with this one, not to mention the wasted funds, and I’m only sharing my findings to hopefully save others from making the same mistake I did with this lens. Do yourself a favor, don’t buy one and just forget about it. I need to mention that not all film recorder lenses are bad, the Lasergraphics High MTF lens is excellent, one of the best performing 50mm lenses we’ve ever had here in the office.

This 50mm f/4 lens did make the Hall of Shame, also known as the not recommended list: https://www.closeuphotography.com/not-recommended-list

What’s a Digital Film recorder (DFR)? This FR1 lens would display a computer slideshow image on a 4 or 5 inch CRT and reduce the image onto 35mm film to be used in business presentation slideshow. These units were very expensive, the FR1 unit was over $6000 in 1988. Some DFR models from Lasergraphics were right around $20, 000 new. Some industrial DFR units made by MGI were $40K USD in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

 

Montage 50mm f/4 FR1 Lens FACTS FIRST:

  • 47mm f/4.2

  • Threaded cylinder body

  • Proprietary mounting threads

  • This lens can also found in some Lasergraphics LFR models

  • Full frame sensor coverage

  • Factory magnification: 0.28x - 0.41x

  • Tested in reverse at 2.4x - 3.5x

  • Chromatic aberrations issues (see the example below)

  • Color fringing issues (see the example below)

 

3.5x Sample Image: Black nylon

 

Montage FR1 brochure

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Qioptiq Linos d.Fine HR-M 2.8/80 In The Office

Robert OToole ·

The brand new Qioptiq Linos d.Fine HR-M 2.8/80 lens has arrived in the office for testing. The lens is massive compared to the older inspec.x L 4/60 HR lens. The aperture ring is very smooth and the iris is circular. This lens is strictly focus by extension.

The lens will be here for about 2 months. The biggest challenge so far? The non standard M52 x 0.5 mounting threads. More on this and test results coming soon.

See the previous post for more about this lens:

https://www.closeuphotography.com/blog/2022/10/3/hr-m-mtf-data

https://www.closeuphotography.com/blog/2022/10/2/linos-dfine-hr-m-2880-lens-released-by-qioptiq

Questions or comments, please leave me a message.

This Is Interesting: Nikon 10x-A MM Objective with Iris!

Robert OToole ·

Recently I came across a few Nikon MM variable iris objectives in China recently that I had never seen before. These look exactly like a normal 10x-A but with an iris section with a locking aperture control ring marked with NA (numerical aperture). This units are being advertised for $150-$300 USD each in China so expect these to sell for $600-900 USD when they appear eBay if they aren’t there already. Photo credit is almost impossible to say who owns the image, one seller is 店铺： 达实工控 (Store: Dashi Industrial Control )

The top section is some kind of mount adapter installed over the MM thread mount.

My guess was correct and they are selling on eBay USA and for more than I expected, $700 and $1595. These two sellers “borrowed” the photos and description from the Chinese seller’s site. That’s a nice profit if they can get the $1600. The asking price in China is ¥1145 yuan or about $159 USD. If you are thinking about trying to order one from China message me so I can talk you out of it. It’s not worth it, I know from multiple bad experiences.

The Nikon 10x MM objective: https://www.closeuphotography.com/10x-lens-test

More info on the Nikon 10X MM objective: https://www.closeuphotography.com/nikon-10x-measuring-microscope-objective

More on MM objectives: https://www.nikon.com/products/industrial-metrology/lineup/measuring_instruments/measuring_microscope/accessory/

Scanner Sensor Updates Online

Robert OToole ·

CCD sensor www.Closeuphotography.com

This week I was able to locate some data sheets that correspond to scanner lenses previously tested. The data is interesting and useful to see what the lens requirements were in terms of resolution and also to figure out magnification. The data sheet will tell you what the actual true sensor resolution is, not what the scanner manufacturer claims it is.

See the Sensor Data section on each page below for more details.

Nikon LS-3510AF Scanner

CCD Sensor: NEC PD3571 CCD

https://www.closeuphotography.com/nikon-ls3510-film-scanner-test

Polaroid SprintScan 4000 Scanner

CCD Sensor: Sony ILX718K CCD

https://www.closeuphotography.com/polaroid-4000-scanner-lens-test

PrimeFilm XE 10,000 dpi Scanner

CCD Sensor: Toshiba TCD2707D

https://www.closeuphotography.com/primefilm-xe-lens-test

The plan is to add sensor data with each future scanner lens test.

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CCD stack