What is the best orientation to mount your lenses?
Another question, as tiltle really.
I have a 90mm f8 Super Angulon and a 47mm f5.6 Super Angulon XL, both in Copal shutters and both seem to require mounting in recessed lens panels (might just be able to get away with the 90mm in a flat lens panel) to enable infinity focussing on my Toyo C monorail. As the Toyo recessed panels are 40-45mm deep, it is not easy to get to or even see the lens controls well.
Is there a recognised way to mount the lenses within the lens panel?
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Copals are usually fitted with the T setting at the top (12 o'clock), this is because some cameras use shutter release linkages. You may want to get angled cable release adapters, Silverprint sell the Kaiser ones.
ian
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Thanks Ian, I've ordered a couple of the Kaiser angled releases from RK Photographic, not only were they a little cheaper than Silverprint the postage was considerably cheaper.
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I mount them so the shutter is outside the camera:)
Mine are all mounted with the cable release socket on bottom, facing the same side as the dark slide opening since that's where I stand when the magic is happening.
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I have the shuttercable almost down so the shutter release cable come out to the right side of the camera. The open/close on the top for closing the aperture blades when taking pictures. Then it is easy access when I stand behind the camera and know where everything is on all my lenses.
A bit unsharp, but balancing on monopod at 1/5 and 200mm is not that easy to get sharp even with mirror up.
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thanks for the answers Gents.
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I like mine mounted so I can read the aperture and shutter speed from either SIDE. I find the top/bottom orientation makes me contort into all kinds of positions to see the settings.
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For me as long as the cable release socket is down is all that matters. I've not broke the threads off since I started doing this. I have a 58 grandagon in a recessed mount. I extended the Iris arm and put a arm on the speed rinr that point to numbers on the frame of the recessed board. I also added a cable pull to cock it. It is perhaps the worse of all lenses to have on a recessed mount.
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Thanks again Gents.
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Harley Goldman
I like mine mounted so I can read the aperture and shutter speed from either SIDE. I find the top/bottom orientation makes me contort into all kinds of positions to see the settings.
This seems to be the easiest solution from the different answers, unless you are using a camera with shutter linkage.
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Originally Posted by
Harley Goldman
I like mine mounted so I can read the aperture and shutter speed from either SIDE. I find the top/bottom orientation makes me contort into all kinds of positions to see the settings.
Hmmm... I like the way you think. I may have to give all my lenses a 90 degree twist.