[pure-silver] Re: Packard shutters?
- From: Nick Zentena <zentena@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:25:27 -0500
On Saturday 12 February 2005 10:59, Gene Johnson wrote:
>
> I love Packard shutters. You can take one completely apart in about a
> minute, you can duplicate just about any missing part with normal tools,
> and they're just about as bulletproof as things get. Just requires a
> different approach to things. You just can't have a shutter speed faster
> than about 1/20. With a little practice, you can get darn close to 1/20,
> 1/10 and 1/5 with the pin and anything slower without the pin. There are a
> lot of really great barrel lenses out there for very reasonable prices that
> you couldn't get anywhere near if they were mounted in a shutter.
I should be okay for top speed. F/45 or smaller with slow film just
isn't
hand holding area. I figure I'll mount my Nikon 360mm F/9 process lens.
That's the main lens that will get used with the packard.
>
> I've used a bulb that I found at Target as a ball pump. There's black
> tubing at the auto parts store that will work too. They sell the real deal
> at hub photo though, and it's not expensive to buy a bulb and hose from
> them. just connect the wires to whatever kind of synch socket you need. I
> have taken sockets out of old cameras and made cables, but Paramount cords
> will make whatever you want. Kinda dear though.
>
I wonder if I could just get a flash extension cable cut off the male
end and
connect the wires? Seems like it should work.
Thanks
Nick
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