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Anyone Ever Use A Camera Like Scottie's
Oct 1, 2012 09:20:57 #
Speed graphic. That was my guess as well. I use to have one I used for portraits. Cruikshank, one of my favorite wildlife photographers, used one for his images. Got amazing shots for their time.
Oct 1, 2012 12:24:20 #
Just finished watching the '51 movie "The Thing" . Class it among my favorites. Seem to enjoy the older Sci Fi with minimum effects more, than current stuff. Guess I'm approaching my age of maturity.
Oct 1, 2012 19:03:30 #
JohnK wrote:
Brings back fond memories. Used a 4x5 as high school photographer. Lugged around a honeywell electronic flash that weighed a ton with it's wet cell batteries. One time when holding a remote flash unit I was screwing in the flash bulb when it went off... got burned pretty good. Don't know what the guy did that was holding the camera but I made contact as soon as the bulb went in. Brings up lots of memories that I am tempted to relate but it would be boring...
When working for a small paper we got word that a tornado had touched down a few miles from the office. It was night and raining and I was told to go with a reporter to the scene. Grabbed one of our Yashica 124 G's and a Honeywell "potato masher" flash. I wasn't dragging my Canon F1 out in the rain. We got on the scene and on my first shot the flash basically exploded. Got one sorry shot of one of the homes that was damaged that was lousy because of the rain but it was considered good enough for the front page. :lol: Nothing like working for a paper to make life interesting. :roll: :thumbup:
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Oct 1, 2012 20:23:50 #
ArgusSnap1 wrote:
I have a 4x5 Speed Graphic that I have used a coup... (show quote)
Best cleaning solvent that I use is 'naphtha' (Ronsonol Lighter Fuel). I read somewhere that naphtha has no ill effects on plastic.
Oct 1, 2012 20:34:40 #
cgchief wrote:
quote=ArgusSnap1 I have a 4x5 Speed Graphic that ... (show quote)
The problem with cleaning aperture blades without completely removing them is whatever has got on the blades is still there. So when the blades completely opens and closes again the problem works it way back. The entire lens/shutter needs to be disassembled and cleaned and lubed by a pro repair person. Unfortunately there are few people left that know that type of repair. There is a guy named Rick in Denver who owns Discount Camera Repair. He's a regular on UHH and can probably help. I could at one time but really don't want to fool with it after 20+ years in camera repair. :thumbup:
Oct 1, 2012 20:40:29 #
Thanks cgchief, the apeture blades on this old brass lens are metal so do you think it would work on those? I have a friend who has used Radio Shack's Instrument Cleaner and WD40 on shutters etc and thought the Radio Shack product would be good. I don't know if there is any alcohol in the stuff nor do I know how alcohol would effect things. Thanks for any help--I'd like to get out with it this fall and take some old-timy looking photos. Would the Ronson or WD 40 leave to much oil on the blades?
Oct 1, 2012 20:45:37 #
Thanks Pounder35--I'll look him up--I also know someone in a town about 20mi from here that could do the work. You are probably right on having a pro look at it.
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Oct 1, 2012 20:48:26 #
ArgusSnap1 wrote:
Thanks cgchief, the apeture blades on this old bra... (show quote)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WD-40 on any part of any camera. It will "migrate" to other parts and cause trouble.Find a pro repair person to deal with this. Check with Metro in Denver or KEH in Atlanta or start a new thread about the repair needed. :thumbup:
Oct 1, 2012 21:29:21 #
Thats what I thought--I could not image using that on any camera gear. I just left a message with Discount Camera Repair about a rought estimate on the cost. This old lens is pretty simple--there is no shutter or focusing mechanism other than moving the bellows of my spped graphic with it attached to it. It has 2 lens elements one on either end which with removal leads acess to the apeture blades. There is a small screw to the side of the lens on a ring where the apeture blades sit so I doubt it would be a big deal for him. Thanks for all the info.
Oct 1, 2012 22:07:30 #
ArgusSnap1 wrote:
Thats what I thought--I could not image using that... (show quote)
If I'm looking at it correctly it's a leaf shutter design and may involve separating the shutter from the aperture assembly. If your going to do this go ahead and have the shutter cleaned and lubed and you'll be good for another 50 years. Especially the slow speed governor. :thumbup: The slow speed governor will kick in at shutter speeds below 1/60 normally. Just a gear train and easy to lube. Good luck with your classic.
Oct 1, 2012 22:19:52 #
There does not see to be any shutter mechanism at all-just a small brass barrel type lens. I think if I had a cap for the end of it that would be one way to controll exposure time. My speed grahic does have a working focal plane shutter also and I will probably use some pretty slow b/w film. My friend the collector lent me an old Cyclone wet Plate magazine box camera that I was goning to try this ASA 50 film with it and I can use it with this lens on my speed graphic also. I did buy another old brass lens off the same dealer and waiting for it to arrive just is a 140mm focal lenght as appose to the one I am writing about that is a 240mm focal length. But there is no shutter to it--its pretty old--the glass is great. Thanks
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Oct 1, 2012 23:06:09 #
I used the Crown 4x5 with a Olympus 35 on top of it when I worked for a natinal convention photo service. We'd process the 4x5s in the hotel room after the shoot and post contacts on a board in the morning and had girls to take orders (also at the tables during diners) and had options of 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 prints. We also sold lots of color slides, sight un seen, as we couldn't process them till we got back to our lab.
Oct 1, 2012 23:35:03 #
It is nice to hear all these old stories and get the help I need from such a great source of experiance. Thanks.
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