[pure-silver] Re: Use of Shutters in low light?
- From: DarkroomMagic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PureSilverNew <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 19:17:48 +0100
I have a mechanical 'shutter extension' that fits into the release cable
thread, turning a 'B' into times from 2 to 32 seconds. I got it from my dad,
decades ago. It's made by Compur, and I don't know if it's still available.
Regards
Ralph W. Lambrecht
On 2/6/05 6:50 PM, "Helge Nareid" <helge.nareid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 18:05:55 +0100, DarkroomMagic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> I use LF almost exclusively for landscapes or architecture shots. Typical
>> exposure times are around 1s, for which I use the shutter. If longer times
>> are needed, I go to 6 to 8s minimum and time them manually with a mechanical
>> stop watch. Times in between are hard to do accurately.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Ralph W. Lambrecht
>
> I have been using a Sinar camera for most of my large format work,
> using the Sinar/Copal behind the lens shutter. This shutter is quite
> bulky (but fits neatly onto the front standard) and heavy and requires
> the lens to be mounted on a special extended lens boards, but it does
> feature timed exposures up to 8 seconds, which I have always found
> extremely useful. I have always wondered why normal shutters stop at 1
> second, but given the current state of the marketplace, it is probably
> futile to expect any product development in that direction.
>
> - Helge Nareid
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