How do you set shutter speed on Seneca Special 5X7?

[Larry Gebhardt]

I was only making an observation on the age of the thread. I'm sure the new posts have value, but maybe not to the original poster who has only made this one post.

[premortho]

I really wrote that information for other newer people who have the same problem, or think that they do. If you come to large format from 35 mm, or medium format, it's not easy to visualise the differences. You might occasionally use a tripod in 35, but it's really optional. With large format, the sooner you get used to using a tripod, and then learning what a liberating influence not having to worry about shutter speeds is, it's like a whole new world. I think in the smaller formats, shutter speed is more important because of the neccesity of stopping motion. The only large format cameras that I know of used to stop motion are press cameras. So I guess I think that 35 and MF shooters concentrate on stopping motion, and LF shooters concentrate on in-focus,out-of-focus issues and deal with this with their choice of f-stops, shutter speed is used only to correct exposure.