On 4/24/19 5:05 PM, Zack Widup wrote:
I'm having a hard time visualizing the original setup. Where was the
shutter?
Zack
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:59 PM Jean-David Beyer
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
On 4/24/19 4:28 PM, Chauncey Walden wrote:
> Mark, get the tool. If the retaining ring has a collar that fits
through
> the lens board make sure that it is not thicker than the metal
board or
> if never will tighten (just sand off some of the collar's thickness if
> it is too thick. ) Another way to tighten the lens to the board is to
> align the shutter before where you want it to end up (like 10 o'clock
> instead of noon) and then tighten the retaining ring (the nut) and
when
> it is as tight as you can easily make it (assuming you don't have the
> proper wrench - get the wrench!) hold the ring in place on the
back side
> and screw in the shutter to its final position on the other. It
just has
> to be snug enough so that it won't rotate when you cock the shutter.
> Chauncey
Someone showed me her view camera and said it did not take good
pictures. I looked at some of the images and something seemed very wrong
with the lens.
??I took the lens board off the camera and whoever mounted the lens did
not have a clue. What whoever mounted the lens did was to unscrew the
rear element, stuck the front through the lens board and screwed the
rear element in from the back. IDIOT! The separation of the elements was
too big, and the front and back were not collinear. Fortunately, the
lens was not damaged. I took both elements off, unscrewed the retaining
ring that is used to actually mount the shutter, installed the shutter
in the lens board, tightened the retaining ring. Then I put the front
and back element into the lens and all was well.
