Bob
At 12:42 16.12.02 -0800, you wrote:
Regarding the mounting of lenses into new shutters, here's what I've managed in the past:I take a caliper measurement of the front-to-back distance of the lens in its original mounting, whether that's a barrel or shutter. Then when I try it in the new shutter I make the same measurement, front to back. If it's the same, then I know the spacing is the same in both mounts. I've had this work beautifully with two different older Schneider Symmar Convertibles -- the 300/500 and the 240/420. I mounted the 300/500 into an old Compound shutter, which incidentally (and luckily!) came to me with a dual aperture scale that worked out perfectly; and I mounted the 240/420 into an old Compur shutter from which I had removed the elements to an ancient Xenar. They both fit perfectly with no shims required. My understanding is also that if you get lenses made after about the 1950s to 1960s, and shutters made during that same period, you'll find the going pretty easy. Manufacturers apparently started standardizing their shutter sizes around that time, and the lenses from that time on were made to fit these shutters. On the other hand, if you're mounting older process camera lenses, it might be a bit of a crap shoot; I haven't had any luck at all with these so far. Seems that you have to have adapter tubes or flanges made or whatnot. But then again, on eBay I've seen plenty of later process camera lenses mounted in late model shutters, so I might be wrong about the newer ones. But the older process lenses that I have don't fit the older shutters I have. Hope this helps. 'Bye for now, --Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
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