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Re: [OM] Modified Sina shutter for Linhof type lens board 4x5 LF camera

Subject: Re: [OM] Modified Sina shutter for Linhof type lens board 4x5 LF camera
From: Michael Wong <mialop.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 21:35:25 +0800
Edward,

I also have Dagor 300mm F7.7, a bigger lens. Moreover, I have 2 Petzval
lenses which diameters are larger than modern Copal #3 shutter.

Besides, the Sinar shutter provides flash sync slot and my another Ilex
shuter doesn't.









Cheers,
Michael

On 1 June 2015 at 21:20, Sawyer, Edward <Ed.Sawyer@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> The Copal shutter itself is made in Japan. Sinar is swiss, they made the
> rest of it (the board, mount, cable/setting piece, etc.  The linhof-clone
> lens board was made in china.  Fairly simple to decipher.  It¹s 3 separate
> things made 3 separate places.
>
> Given the tiny size of that lens, why waste the effort with a huge sinar
> shutter on a Technika adapter?  Any of the smaller normal 0, 1, or 3
> shutters would have easily fit that lens, and could probably front-mount
> the lens so it would be MUCH smaller package. The lens looks like it could
> easily mount up to a copal 0, which is not only much smaller and cheaper
> than a sinar shutter, but also runs up to 1/500 where the Sinar tops out
> much lower than that.
>
> -Ed
>
>
>
>
>
> On 5/31/15, 6:16 AM, "olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> <olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Re: [OM] Modified Sina shutter for Linhof type lens board 4x5
> >       LF      camera
>
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