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I have a Dallmeyer 4¼" f6.3 - 11 WA sold by Kodak Ltd in the Kodak Specialist 2 Half Plate kit. f6.3 is for focussing only it's designed to be used between f11 and f45. It's a nice little coated lens.
The issue is it's in a recessed lens board and it just focusses ti Infinity on the camera. Kodak sold it without a shutter and there's no recommendations on how to use it in the camera manual (which I have in the kit/case), and while it's a tiny lens adding a Compur or similar shutter would prevent Infinity focus, unless I made an even deeper sunken lens board.
I was given this Packard Ideal 6 shutter last week but it's a 2" diameter opening and too large which is disappointing as they are easy to use.
I do have another 4 or 5 feet of tubing and connectors. Ideally these shutters are used behind the lens, this is a 6 so has a pin for Instantaneous exposure rather than just B but it won;t pass through the front standard/ I could make a Norka style shutter but they are slow and lazy (barn door type shutter).
Because it's a recessed lens board as well as WA lens a normal TP roller blind shutter isn't really feasible, however a very large one would be practical.
That's a large compared to the very common range of smaller TP and clone shutte's.
I have two other options a #3 Compund with flash sync, it has no internal threads for a rear cell or aperture scale so was made for a front mounted lens, it's would possible vignette. I laso have a large Gitzo studio shutter, single speed with flash sync.
The shutter's been stripped and the blade cleaned since the photo. It's gross over kill but I can't see any other option except make a new recessed lens board that will couple with the Gitzo or one of my large TP shutters.
This one shown before restoration (above) would be my choice, I use it with my 12"x10" camera, also on my 10x8 Agfa Ansco's
It's a touch frustrating that my newest Half plate (7x5) camera the Kodak Specialist 2 (mine's from the early 50's) can't really handle WA lenses. Where as my 3 7x5 Seneca's and all my British field cameras would be fine. and have no issues.
Ian
The issue is it's in a recessed lens board and it just focusses ti Infinity on the camera. Kodak sold it without a shutter and there's no recommendations on how to use it in the camera manual (which I have in the kit/case), and while it's a tiny lens adding a Compur or similar shutter would prevent Infinity focus, unless I made an even deeper sunken lens board.
I was given this Packard Ideal 6 shutter last week but it's a 2" diameter opening and too large which is disappointing as they are easy to use.
I do have another 4 or 5 feet of tubing and connectors. Ideally these shutters are used behind the lens, this is a 6 so has a pin for Instantaneous exposure rather than just B but it won;t pass through the front standard/ I could make a Norka style shutter but they are slow and lazy (barn door type shutter).
Because it's a recessed lens board as well as WA lens a normal TP roller blind shutter isn't really feasible, however a very large one would be practical.
That's a large compared to the very common range of smaller TP and clone shutte's.
I have two other options a #3 Compund with flash sync, it has no internal threads for a rear cell or aperture scale so was made for a front mounted lens, it's would possible vignette. I laso have a large Gitzo studio shutter, single speed with flash sync.
The shutter's been stripped and the blade cleaned since the photo. It's gross over kill but I can't see any other option except make a new recessed lens board that will couple with the Gitzo or one of my large TP shutters.
This one shown before restoration (above) would be my choice, I use it with my 12"x10" camera, also on my 10x8 Agfa Ansco's
It's a touch frustrating that my newest Half plate (7x5) camera the Kodak Specialist 2 (mine's from the early 50's) can't really handle WA lenses. Where as my 3 7x5 Seneca's and all my British field cameras would be fine. and have no issues.
Ian
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