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I now have a lathe and am making some photography related gear, I have made a novel panorama head, I'm in the process of making a new front for my 20mm f2.8 AF lens, which my son dropped while it was on the D3, the D3 is fine, the lens crunched!
The rules and regulations surrounding cars and driving are now so narrow and constricting there is little fun to be had with cars on the road, and the motorsport aspect is becoming almost unworkable. Since a couple of tragic accidents over recent years it's becoming almost impossible to organise a motor rally, almost non worth the name are left, even off road events can't get insurance.
I enquired about changing the colour of my latest car from dark grey, which is pretty well invisible on a murky night, to something brighter like red or yellow. My insurance company told me they would withdraw cover if I changed the colour... XYZking crazy! Where do they dream these regulations up??? (Sorry about the rant.)
This are some pictures of my novel panoramic head...
I haven't tried it properly yet but it works perfectly from a mechanical point of view. The nodal point of the lens is at the exact centre of the semi circle and directly above the pivot point. There are six detents which divide the circle into 60ยบ sectors, which the D3 with the 16mm fisheye lens covers comfortably.
I have a second arm which is shorter for the D300S.
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Robert.