Will Hopkins 🌈📸 on Nostr: Has anyone figured out a good way to trigger the focal plane shutter on a Speed ...
Has anyone figured out a good way to trigger the focal plane shutter on a Speed Graphic from in front of the camera? I want to use mine with my Aero Ektar for self-portraits, but need to use the focal plane shutter since it's a barrel lens without its own shutter.
The focal plane shutter trigger doesn't have any sort of cable release option. I'm sure I could jury rig a solenoid but that seems... excessive.
Input welcome!
#largeformat #filmphotography #aeroektar #speedgraphic
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