I have been seeing images shot with these lenses for quite some time (apparently my whole life, if I really think about it) but have never owned any. I thought that they were only used for older, alternative process work, such as wet plate.

But I now would like to explore using one or two on my 4x5 and 8x10 cameras. I have only used Rodenstock or Schneider lenses so far, all mounted in Copal shutters. I have no idea how to even get started with this. I ran a couple of searches, but I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed.

How do you even mount these? Can they be put into a copal shutter?

Any advice for a total newb would be greatly appreciated.