Posted by Les on September 05, 2000 at 18:04:37:
In Reply to: Focal plane shutter posted by Gene Johnson on September 05, 2000 at 14:15:03:
: I hope I don't say anything profane this time!
: I want to install a 75mm aerial lens on my ancient
: navy Speed Graphic. I have heard that the focal plane
: shutter causes a lot of vibration. Is this a big
: problem? Anything I can do about it?
: Gene Johnson
more than vibration is dust. Use a small vacuum or even one of
those silly computer vacs to the shutter often. After 50 years or
so, the rubber, like my knees, isn't as flexible as it once was so
it flakes.
If your hand holding this thing out the window or thru a hole I
don't see where shutter vibration will be a problem, and I don't
see what could be done about it either.