What is Copal shutter?
The Copal #1 Shutter is a high performance, durable and large size shutter designed for the professional photographer. Copal lens shutters for medium and large format cameras were developed exclusively for the professional market and intended for use with high quality inner and outer lenses.
What is Compur shutter?
The Compur is a long-lived series of leaf shutters that were made by the German company F. Deckel, based in München. The Compur appeared in 1912 and was based on the Compound, but was equipped with a geared slow speed governor instead of a piston and cylinder device. The first Compur shutters were dial set.
Does anyone still make large format lenses?
Because Large Format lenses were manufactured over a long period of time, models and brands still circulate in the used market that were made by illustrious design houses of yore: Kodak, Zeiss, Goerz, Wollensak, Cooke, Voigtlander, Bausch and Lomb, Dallmeyer, Ilex, Meyer, Pinkham and Smith, etc.
How do I choose a large format lens?
In general, you sort-of multiply the 35mm focal length by three to get close to a similar angle of view with a 4×5 lens. Here’s some common large format focal lengths and their approximate 35mm equivalent. These numbers will get you a close enough idea to figure out what sort of lenses you might want.
Are Copal shutters still made?
Production of Copal Shutters ended in 2013, but Copal produced enough that year to hold over the industry for “years to come.” Those years have now effectively expired; every major player has run through their supply or is at the absolute end of that supply.
What does board lens mean?
Definition of lens board : a removable panel support for a camera lens usually equipped with iris diaphragm and shutter mounted in the lens barrel.
What is a normal lens for 4×5?
A fairly standard and versatile focal length for 4×5 is around 150mm and for 8×10 around 300mm, which is roughly equivalent to a standard 50mm lens.
Are lens boards interchangeable?
Lensboards aren’t automatically interchangeable, different cameras take different sizes although the Linhof size has become kind of a semi-standard as it’s been adopted by quite a few other camera manufacturers, e.g. Tachihara, Wista, Shen Hao, and others.
Are copal shutters any good?
Copal shutters were supplied with Schneider, Rodenstock, Fuji , etc view camera lenses, they are simple, reliable, and economical. The performance and price of Copal shutters is such that they are often a practical improvement over restoration or repair of obsolete or worn equipment.
Is the Compound shutter worth it?
The Compound is a wonderful shutter, but it is slightly more susceptible to damage from abuse than the others. Today the preference of the general population has fallen on the Copal shutter. Copal shutters are very nice but my personal preference is toward the classic shutters for custom lens mounting.
What is the thickness of a copcopal shutter?
Copal Press Shutter Measurements #0 #1 front thread M29.5-0.5 M40-0.75 back thread M29.5-0.5 M36-0.75 overall thickness 20 mm 20 mm front to shutter 11.7 mm 11.7 mm
Where is the aperture adjustment on a Fujifilm Copal shutter?
Fujinon Copal shutters do not have the aperture adjustment lever on the top of the lens. Instead the lever is on the bottom, and looks like a smaller version of the round shutter cocking lever.) Another control provides a PC contact that enables you to trigger a flash.