"These shutters were generally used before my time and would like to hear other's experiences with these classic shutter" What an understatement! LOL These have been around since the turn of the LAST century, I have a few when it was the Michigan Shutter Company. I have 3 that I use regularly. I keep each in a large ziploc bag to keep the dust away from the piston. With practice you can get a good solid 1/10. If need be a hard squeeze will get you a 20th. The smaller versions will do a 30th. They work for ever and are nearly vibrationless. Thanks, Ken Ken Hough Photo Repair www.deardorffcameras.0catch.com 219 462 0281 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kirwan" <mkirwan@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 6:48:30 AM Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Packard Shutters Thanks, Ken Ken Hough Photo Repair www.deardorffcameras.0catch.com 219 462 0281 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kirwan" <mkirwan@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 6:48:30 AM Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Packard Shutters They are a very helpful company, I got a shutter and accessories from them about 5 years ago for an old 19" brass process lens. Did you get the sync'ed version to use with strobes. They work great, only problem I have is the process lens was really too sharp for portraiture. Mike From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of richard lahrson Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 12:16 AM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Packard Shutters Hi! I have a 14" f/9 Apo-Ronar barrel lens mounted on a 6" board for an 8x10 Kodak 2D. A test shot of some book titles on the shelf looks good and the aim is to use this lens for portraits. So after months of searching eBay for a Packard shutter, google search found www.packardshutter.com . I called them up, talked for 20 minutes to the owner, Reno, who carefully explained what would fit. I'm getting one and can hardly wait to squeeze that rubber bulb! ". Rich