I would like to remount 1 of my lenses from a Copal #1 to a Copal #1 Press shutter but I have some odd questions for you guys.
Well the shutter (new) is about the same price as a lens (used) I was thinking about picking up that is already mounted in a Copal Press shutter.
The lens I currently have that I want to remount is a 210mm f5.6. The lens I want to pick up is a 180mm F5.6.
Questions:
Would I be able to switch shutters without getting a new f-stop scale?
Will the f-stop scale need to be recalibrated if I was to switch the shutter between the 2 above lenses (ie. Put the 210 in the press and 180 in the regular copal and vice versa)?
Based on those 2 questions I would like to know if you guys think it’s practical to use this combination (2 lenses, a 210mm f5.6 and a 180mm f5.6 & 2 shutters, a regular Copal #1 and a Copal Press #1) and change them as needed.
I ask all this because I have begun shooting commercial still lifes and sometimes require multiple (complex) exposures for which a Copal Press would be great. I am also looking to save the couple hundred bucks that shutter itself cost as well as pick up a lens that is closer to ‘normal’ from my 210.
Thanks,
-Yuriy "D"-
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