[LargeFormat] Large Format SLR

[Jim Hemenway]

Hi Richard:

Thanks for the further information.  I didn't know that the mirror 
capped the shutter completely.  As for the Baby SP, I use the darkslide 
whenever I'm using the focal plane shutter.

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Richard Knoppow wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Large Format SLR
> 
> 
> 
>>Les:
>>
>>Thanks for the reply.  I've been inserting the darkslide
> 
> after exposure.
> 
>>Not because I knew anything about self capping but because
> 
> I suspected
> 
>>that light could/would hit the film otherwise from the
> 
> slit in the
> 
>>shutter as I rewound... I guess that's the same thing.
>>
>>I've been doing the same with the darkslide on the
> 
> rollfilm holder on
> 
>>the 3x4 SP when using the rear shutter.
>>
>>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>>
> 
>   Beacause the mirror effectively caps the shutter when down
> the dark slide isn't necessary when winding the shutter on a
> Graflex. In normal use this is not an issue anyway because
> the shutter is usually set before putting the holder in and
> reset after its removed. However, when a roll film adaptor
> is used its left in the camera all the time. On a Speed
> Graphic it IS necessary to replace the darkslide when
> winding the shutter but not on a Graflex due to the mirror.
> 
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@ix.netcom.com