fmoore
Veteran Member
This 1-1/2 to 1-1/4 pvc threaded converter/reducer is from Loews for $1. The larger, front inside diameter is ~ 49mm. A 49mm step ring or filter casing will fit tightly. The tolerance of pvc fittings is not very close so it could be a little loose (fill the gap with electrical tape) or it could be a little tight (file/sand away a little pvc).
The inside diameter of the threaded end of the pvc fitting is very close to the diameter of the base (larger) section of the fx01 lens extension housing closest to the camera.
Remove the threaded portion of the pvc reducer with a hack saw at the base of the taper. The inside diameter of the base needs to be enlarged to fit over the fx01 extension housing. Shortening the taper increases the inside diameter. This can be done fairly easily with sandpaper or better yet a grinding wheel. I just rubbed it against a rough concrete sidewalk. A cinder block would work. Remove a some pvc and check to see if it will fit over the extended housing. When it does, clean it up with sandpaper and leave that end alone. As you can see, I removed about 1/8" up to the embossed lettering.
The pvc fitting is still too long. Leaving it like this will place the filter too far from the fx01 extended lens. You need to remove 1/8"-1/4" of plastic by rubbing against concrete or whatever. You want to shorten it to where the extended lens is approximately flush with the front edge. With the 49mm step ring or dummy filter inserted this will insure that the extended lens will not touch the filter. Here is the final product with a 49-55mm step ring inserted. The second picture is with a 55mm hoya r72 ir filter connected. The adapter is handheld over the extended lens against the front of the fx01. I had planned to mount it somehow to the tripod hole but this setup works very nicely as is. And the fx01 can quickly resume its life as the ultra-compact it was designed to be.
Obviously, this setup will work with other light weight filters such as polarizer, nd, close-up lens, etc.
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Fred
http://fmoore.zoto.com/galleries/firstfx01
The inside diameter of the threaded end of the pvc fitting is very close to the diameter of the base (larger) section of the fx01 lens extension housing closest to the camera.
Remove the threaded portion of the pvc reducer with a hack saw at the base of the taper. The inside diameter of the base needs to be enlarged to fit over the fx01 extension housing. Shortening the taper increases the inside diameter. This can be done fairly easily with sandpaper or better yet a grinding wheel. I just rubbed it against a rough concrete sidewalk. A cinder block would work. Remove a some pvc and check to see if it will fit over the extended housing. When it does, clean it up with sandpaper and leave that end alone. As you can see, I removed about 1/8" up to the embossed lettering.
The pvc fitting is still too long. Leaving it like this will place the filter too far from the fx01 extended lens. You need to remove 1/8"-1/4" of plastic by rubbing against concrete or whatever. You want to shorten it to where the extended lens is approximately flush with the front edge. With the 49mm step ring or dummy filter inserted this will insure that the extended lens will not touch the filter. Here is the final product with a 49-55mm step ring inserted. The second picture is with a 55mm hoya r72 ir filter connected. The adapter is handheld over the extended lens against the front of the fx01. I had planned to mount it somehow to the tripod hole but this setup works very nicely as is. And the fx01 can quickly resume its life as the ultra-compact it was designed to be.
Obviously, this setup will work with other light weight filters such as polarizer, nd, close-up lens, etc.
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Fred
http://fmoore.zoto.com/galleries/firstfx01
