Regarding flash. Don't know where this came from. Shutters
made before about 1945 did not have internal synchronizers.
Typically, press camera size shutters used an external "solenoid"
synchronizer. These are electro-magnets designed to trip the
shutter. The delay of the solenoid and shutter are adjusted to
get the shutter open at the peak of the flashbulb intensity.
There were other types of sychronizers, mostly mechanical devices
which were screwed into the cable release.
Shutters with built-in synchronizers are considerably more
reliable. Some, like Kodak, had a separate gear type timer for
the flash. These needed to be cocked separately from the shutter,
others, like Compur had flash delays which were automatically
cocked along with the shutter. Its possible to modify many older
shutters to provide X synch. This is zero delay synch for strobe
flash. Usually accomplished by mounting a contact on the shutter
actuating ring. The Kodak shutter has both kinds.
Synch shutters up to quite large sizes were made by Ilex, the
big ones are all X synch but can be used with bulbs by using
"open flash" and a slow shutter speed. The bulb goes off as the
shutter reaches full opening but at slower speeds it will stay
open long enough to allow the full application time of the flash
to work. Very large bulbs were intended to be used in studio
reflectors with open flash, i.e., the shutter is opened in B and
the flash set off with a switch. No motion stopping. These very
large bulbs emit an enormous amount of light. A method often used
for architectural photography. This is also the method used for
flash powder.
Of course any shutter with either a B or T setting can be
used for open flash including Packard shutters, some of which
have an X contact built in.
I think my LF books are all in storage. There is some basic
information in the series "Graphic Graflex Photography" published
in many editions for about two decades.
On 4/22/2019 5:05 PM, (Redacted sender msampson45 for DMARC) wrote:
I'll second Mr. Kiss' suggestions. I'll also suggest the book by Steve Simmons, "Using the View Camera" or something like that. (My copy is long gone.)
As far as flash goes, your lens should have a flash terminal... regular PC, bi-post, or perhaps the Kodak/ASA 'bayonet' connector. Paramount still sells cords and adaptors for all of these.
best
Mark
