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Kenneth,
I've often thought that for some large lenses, that
this might be the way to go. Buy an old Speed graphic body and stick it behind a
large process lens. Just build it into the front standard. Adjust the
position of the individual lenses with the configuration of the lensboard to get
the rear element very close to the shutter. I don't see any particular
disadvantages. Just make sure to give enough clearance around the image
cone to prevent excessive vignetting. With a speed graphic body this should not
be hard, especially with lenses of more than say 8 inches fl or so. It
would be a practical way to get exposure control on lenses that can't
be fitted to a conventional shutter economically. One drawback might
be the lack of flash synch. That is not completely insurmountable, though,
since I remember someone on this list modified a Graflex D to have a full frame
shutter curtain slit in place of the 1/8 inch one, then placed a flash contact
on that slit. I think that would give something like 1/30 sec synch at max
curtain tension. I've been trying to remember who that was since I'd like to try
the same thing and I'd love to pick his brain.
Gene
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