[Largeformat] Re: Packard Shutters and 8x10 B&J Mounting

[Lee Carmichael <click@flash.net>]

From: Lee Carmichael <click@flash.net>


Hi Clive:
	I have a Kodak 2D in 5x7, that came with a Packard Shutter that was
mounted to the back of the lensboard.  It had a hole drilled in the frame
to accomidate the air tube that is the actuator.  If I only had one lens,
that would be the way I would do it.
	My friend Peter Feresten (photographer, teacher and artist) mounted a 12
inch Red Dot Artar that I gave him (we actually traded the lens for some of
his images) and installed the Packard Shutter on the lens in front.  He
made a fitting out of cardboard and pressed it on the lens.  That is the
tact I plan to take when I decide to mount my 305 G-Claron.
	Does anyone know where I might purchase tubing and one of those Squeege
bulbs?  I have not looked to rigorously but have not seen anything locally.
	Which B&J 8x10 do you have?  I have a wooden camera that has all the
movements that was stripped and refinished when I got it.  So far, it has
been a good camera if a little wobbly.  My experience has been not to trip
the shutter right away but to let the sway and swing of the camera settle
down after you insert the film holder and remove the dark slide. 





At 03:49 PM 1/1/99 -0000, you wrote:
>From: cocam@cableinet.co.uk
>
>Dear All,
>
>Intend to mount a couple of barrel lenses on Packard shutters on a B&J
8x10.  
>
>Have a few ideas on how to mount the shutter and lens together in an
assembly to fit the B&J lensboard hole but would be grateful for any advice
on the best way of doing this.
>
>Thanking you in anticipation,
>
>All the best,
>
>             Clive   http://clive.bel-epa.com
>

>
>
As usual,
Lee Carmichael

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