What shutter do you use for your barrel lens?

[John Jarosz]

I use an 8x10 darkslide shutter with my 300mm Metrogon on 8x20.

[Scott Davis]

Packard or lenscap (especially if working with wet-plate).

[DrTang]

I've had several lenses fitted into adapters that then work on a #4 compound shutter (with sync)... since I shoot at portrait distances - vignetting is not a problem

bigger lenses I use a sinar shutter - since I shoot with strobes almost always - the shaking has no effect

[Dan Dozer]

Only one of mly lenses for the 8 x 10 has a shutter. For the rest, I use a Packard front mounted to my big portrait lenses along with the Galli shutter and occasionally just a lens cap.

[IanG]

Having tried various shutters my preference is Thornton Pickard, far more control than a Packard with a variety of shutter speeds. I'm looking for a 10x8 focal plane version, I already have 2 whole plate FP shutters. Meanwhile I have quite a few TP roller blind shutters for larger lenses that either fit on the front or between the lens and lens board.

Ian

[uphereinmytree]

I use medium size LUC shutter on a 6" petzval and a 9" verito. they come in a few sizes with the largest being almost as large as a dinner plate. I've only ever seen one of the largest. instant speed is 1/10 or 1/20 depending on condition.

[billie williams]

I got a nice Wollensak Betax #4 to slip over the front of my Holmes, Booth & Haydens. It only needed a little bit of Teflon tape over the barrel to get a snug fit, since I didn't want it to fall off the lens or move around. It could work the other way, with the lens going into the shutter, but I would need a threaded adapter to get that to work.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat Photography

This post just changed my life. Seriously. I walked right over to my cabinet, pulled out my Darlot petzval and another no-name, and slipped the Betax 4 right over the front. And yes, a spot of teflon tape will make sure that nothing gets scratched and insure a snug fit. Thank you Gordon!

Billie

[Drew Wiley]

I was utterly shocked when I tried a clip-on lenscap with around a six second exposure. The damn neg was perfectly sharp. This was a 360 barrel process lens on my 8x10 flatbed. Don't know that I'd risk something like this on a 4x5 monorail. But slowing things down is the problem. Might have to invest in a deep ND filter or buy
some slower sheet film just for this kind of thing.

[Robert Opheim]

I have a LUC type shutter I use with a Dagor barrel lens - it us much smaller that a Packard shutter and is designed to fit on the outside of the lens rather than next to the camera.

[Kevin Crisp]

None of the above.

For my 355 and 420 repro clarons, I had a bushing made and front mount them on the Copal 2 I use for a 240 Schneider and a 305 repro claron. the 240 and 305 screw right in like a normal lens.
For B&L protars, I had bushings made for an Acme 4 (nice big opening) and screw them into that.