>take a 50mm f.75 x-ray lens
>Mill out outer casing to creat a rudimentary zoom mechanism
>Dismantle lens and ad aperture diaphragm
>Grind down, or replace rear element to change flange distance to allow for infinite zoom
Why shouldn't I do this?
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>the quality of image it produces is quite shit
>infinity makes no fucking sense with - no aperture and shit
>grinding or replacing rear element wont work
just dont
also
>zoom mechanism
>infinite zoom
op officially retarded
>Grind down, or replace rear element to change flange distance to allow for infinite zoom
>infinite zoom
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yes, OP. do it.
that's exactly how optics work, can't go wrong.