New a6xxx housing from Meikon
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That won't work - it's built to use a focus knob that is part of a port extension ring, while Meikon have placed their zoom knob and gear all the way back in the housing itself. SEL1018 has an outer diameter of 70mm, while SEL90M28G is 79mm at the focus ring, but it narrows down in the area where a Meikon lens gear would sit to engage the housing gear - I just don't know by how much. If that part of the lens barrel is about 67-68mm or less, then it should be possible to 3D print a plastic cylinder that would follow the lenses contours, friction-fitting over the focus ring and allowing for the native 10-18mm gear to be mounted over it in the proper location. This is basically what I'm getting at:
If the lens is more than 67-68mm thick at that location, then there is not enough clearance to adapt the existing gear and the lens needs a dedicated gear, complete with teeth, to allow for manual focus with the Meikon housing.
If the lens is more than 67-68mm thick at that location, then there is not enough clearance to adapt the existing gear and the lens needs a dedicated gear, complete with teeth, to allow for manual focus with the Meikon housing.
Johnboynomore
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Oh well, thanks for your thoughts, I’ll use autofocus with the 0.5m to 28cm limit setting
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Johnboynomore
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Oh, indeed! Thanks for the heads-up - looks quite slick too, and at $150, Meikon undercuts the competition, as they usually do. The eight inch dome has also shown up on seafrogs.com.hk today, although it's not yet available for order, nor is there a product photo, but at least we know the price now - a very reasonable $288.
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