[pure-silver] Re: Cable Releases
- From: DarkroomMagic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PureSilverNew <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:03:29 +0100
One of my cable releases has an adjustable plunger. I don't know who makes
it, but my double cable release for the Hasselblad bellows has the same
adjustment. I always wondered if an overlong plunger could damage to the
camera or lens.
Regards
Ralph W. Lambrecht
http://www.darkroomagic.com
On 2005-11-21 04:46, "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter De Smidt" <pdesmidt@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 7:24 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Cable Releases
>
>
>> Michael Healy wrote:
>>
>>> A longer throw? I've never heard this term before. Do you
>>> mean the length of the metal rod that gets thrust into the
>>> shutter?
>>> Mike
>>>
>> Yep. For example, us used to have an Ilex shutter that my
>> cable release that I had then wouldn't fire. The one's
>> I'm recommending have plenty of travel.
>>
>> -Peter
>>
> This seems to be a mostly a problem with certain Ilex
> shutters. One thing to look for in an Ilex is a missing
> plunger rod inside the cable release socket. If its gone the
> cable release must reach into the socket far enough to
> actuate a lever under it. This can also cause jams. The cure
> is to replace the plunger with a bit of brass rod the right
> diameter with the inside end swaged so that it can not come
> out the threaded opening.
> Note also that Ilex, Wollensak, and Kodak shutters have
> straight sided threads for the cable release while Compur
> and most European shutters have a tapered thread. This
> should not make a practical difference, tapered cable
> releases will thread far enough into the straight socket to
> work. Sometime Kodak type cable releases will not thread
> into Compur type sockets far enough to be secure, but they
> are rather rare. Japanese made cable releases all seem to be
> of the Compur variety.
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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