Murray, In theory, you want it as close as possible. The farther away you get from the film, the less "efficient" the shutter becomes. The other way to go is use the fp shutter as close as possible to the back of your lens. I guess you just call it a shutter then. For us giant lens guys that could be a neat way to use barrel lenses on really large format.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uptown Gallery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: [Cameramakers] focal plane spacing, Fairchild shutter question > Hello: > > Can anyone tell me how close a focal plane shutter is placed to the film? > > Also, looking for any information on operation of the old Fairchild Aviation > or Fairchild Camera & Instrument shutters, patent numbers, etc. > > Thank you > > Murray > > _______________________________________________ > Cameramakers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
