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An experiment
Here's the thought.
For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Collin |
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An experiment
Cheesehead spake thus:
Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Interesting idea. So how "thin" can you get the Baby Graphic? That would seem to be the limiting factor, since (I assume) you're going to put this in front of the 8x10's lensboard. -- Just as McDonald's is where you go when you're hungry but don't really care about the quality of your food, Wikipedia is where you go when you're curious but don't really care about the quality of your knowledge. - Matthew White's WikiWatch (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm) |
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"Cheesehead" wrote in message oups.com... Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Collin I've seen back shutters from 4x5 Speed Graphics adapted to fit onto the back of a view camera. I have never seen one adapted to use as a front shutter but similar "roller blind" shutters were made for years so it should work. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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David Nebenzahl wrote:
Cheesehead spake thus: Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Interesting idea. So how "thin" can you get the Baby Graphic? That would seem to be the limiting factor, since (I assume) you're going to put this in front of the 8x10's lensboard. I saw an old commercial unit of this type sell recently on eBay. IIRC, it went for about $160. So yesterday I asked Jim @ Midwest about them. He'd seen them in the past. So I started thinking about what might be involved in adding one to my current camera. The front standard is certainly solid enough and, if constructed correctly, there shouldn't be any more stress from it than from any heavy lens. BTW, I agree with your sig about Wikipedia. It's a questionable source. -- Just as McDonald's is where you go when you're hungry but don't really care about the quality of your food, Wikipedia is where you go when you're curious but don't really care about the quality of your knowledge. - Matthew White's WikiWatch (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm) |
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An experiment
How about a Packard shutter? Some were operated by air pressure using a bulb
and others were electric using a solenoid. Not for fast exposures, but for 8x10 landscape work it would be a cheap alternative to put a shutter behind a barrel lens. Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) |
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Cheesehead spake thus:
David Nebenzahl wrote: Cheesehead spake thus: Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Interesting idea. So how "thin" can you get the Baby Graphic? That would seem to be the limiting factor, since (I assume) you're going to put this in front of the 8x10's lensboard. I saw an old commercial unit of this type sell recently on eBay. IIRC, it went for about $160. So yesterday I asked Jim @ Midwest about them. He'd seen them in the past. So I started thinking about what might be involved in adding one to my current camera. The front standard is certainly solid enough and, if constructed correctly, there shouldn't be any more stress from it than from any heavy lens. Good, but you didn't answer my question: how thin can you get the parts you extract from the Baby Speed? By this I mean how thick will the whole gizmo (front standard + shutter) be? Will that leave enough room for 8x10 bellows, etc? -- Just as McDonald's is where you go when you're hungry but don't really care about the quality of your food, Wikipedia is where you go when you're curious but don't really care about the quality of your knowledge. - Matthew White's WikiWatch (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm) |
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An experiment
Cheesehead wrote: Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Collin The biggest problems would be with control of the shutter itself! You have to wind (cock) the shutter, set the speed, and release it, all require direct linkage to the shutter assembly. Releasing would not be that much of a problem, setting the shutter speed would be difficult, but winding (cocking) would be major. I say all this after looking over a complete shutter assembly from a speed graphic 2x3 that is now setting on the desk in front of me. To me, size would not be a problem, however, mounting would take some skill. Jim Simmons No, the shutter I have is not for sale! |
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Richard Knoppow wrote: "Cheesehead" wrote in message oups.com... Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Collin I've seen back shutters from 4x5 Speed Graphics adapted to fit onto the back of a view camera. I have never seen one adapted to use as a front shutter but similar "roller blind" shutters were made for years so it should work. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Such things appear regularly at the camera shows sponsored by the Netherlands Photo-historical society (fotographia). |
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Peter wrote:
Richard Knoppow wrote: "Cheesehead" wrote in message groups.com... Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Collin I've seen back shutters from 4x5 Speed Graphics adapted to fit onto the back of a view camera. I have never seen one adapted to use as a front shutter but similar "roller blind" shutters were made for years so it should work. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Such things appear regularly at the camera shows sponsored by the Netherlands Photo-historical society (fotographia). A Packard shutter in front of the lens. Packard is still in business last I looked. Regards - and have a good New Year. Marv |
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Peter wrote: Richard Knoppow wrote: "Cheesehead" wrote in message oups.com... Here's the thought. For my 8x10, to use a variety of good barrel lenses, I'd like to take an old Baby Speed Graphic, remove the front and back, add mounting and a front lens board, and thus have a focal plane shutter on the fron to fthe 8x10. Has anyone done this? (Anyone got a Speed FS for parts?) Collin I've seen back shutters from 4x5 Speed Graphics adapted to fit onto the back of a view camera. I have never seen one adapted to use as a front shutter but similar "roller blind" shutters were made for years so it should work. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Such things appear regularly at the camera shows sponsored by the Netherlands Photo-historical society (fotographia). Probably tired last night. I should have given a URL http://www.fotografica.nl/Efoto.htm I should have spelled fotografica correctly and also should have mentioned that the reference to the URL was applicable to the remark about roller blind shutters. |
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