[LargeFormat] Linhof Color

[philip lambert]

Because the 4 Century Graphics I collected don't have focal plane shutters.
My Miniature SP Graphic does but I doubt a 47mm is usable on that body.
Maybe I should measure it again.Philip
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Linhof Color


> Why not leave the lens shutter open and use the focal plane shutter
> instead?
> -- 
>
> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>
>
>
> philip lambert wrote:
>
> > Quite so and if the lensboard can be fitted the other way up you get
drop
> > front. However on the 2x3 Century Graphic the lensboard is so small that
no
> > useful offset is possible and the most I could do was to make a sunken
> > lensboard out of plywood that enabled me to recess the shutter slightly
into
> > the board. The limiting factor was always the cable release socket
becoming
> > inaccessible.  I think some small Super Angulons have an angled cable
socket
> > for this reason. Or maybe that's the flash socket.   Philip
> >
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