Need info on how to use Nikon Bellows (PB4 with PS4)

[Eli B. Charne]

I recently bought a used Nikon PB4 bellows, with the PS4 slide copy
attachment.

I want to use it to copy slides, and to find out what all else can
be done with a bellows. Unfortunately it didn't come with manuals,
and I have never used a bellows before.

Is there are 3rd party book that explains how to use this, or does
anyone have a manual laying around for this that they don't need?

Thanks,
-Eli

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[Stephen Kirkish]

Here's a couple of ideas:

1. Look up info on View Cameras or talk to people who use them, to
see what they use the bellows for.

2. Specifically, you can use the bellows to tilt a lens a bit when
taking
a inches to infinity picture. This tilt allows the entire image to be
in
focus without closing the aperture down to f22. You should see the
effect through the viewfinder, so play with it a bit. In general, the
tilt amount is fairly small.

-- Steve Kirkish

[Eli Charne]

I hadn't realized that I needed to attach a lens to use the PS-4 slide
copier (I just got the manual from Nikon).

The manual recommends using a 50mm f2, or 45mm GN (I forget the min
aperture). Are these still the good lenses to get? It seems like
the 50mm f2 is pre-AI. This might not matter for just hooking it to
the bellows...? Do I have to worry about what generation the lens
is if I want to get the same magnification mentioned in the manual?

Thanks for any info.

-Eli