Aero ektar 2,5 Lens and Studio Strobes, Is it Posible?

[bbjorkum]

These are taken with Aero Ektar and strobes:

http://www.bjartebjorkum.com/photo_2227770.html

http://www.bjartebjorkum.com/photo_2149896.html

http://www.bjartebjorkum.com/photo_1666642.html

Piece of cake. Speed Graphic. Use T and press twice as fast as you can.

[lambis]

Hi Bjarte Nice to meet you hier to. I dont get you now ...Use T and press twice as fast as you can.?? Are tou shooting in total darkness? How you trigger the strobes.. have i miss something?

[Bosaiya]

Trigger them manually either with your flash meter or a hotshoe adapter.

1) Focus
2) Turn off the lights
3) Open the shutter
4) Trigger the strobes
5) Close the shutter
6) Turn the lights back on (optional)

[Frank Petronio]

Bjarte's photos with the Aero makes it look like the people are cut-outs. Are you sure that is pleasing?

[Bosaiya]

Bjarte's photos with the Aero makes it look like the people are cut-outs. Are you sure that is pleasing?

I have no real opinion on whether or not Bjarte's particular photos are pleasing, they are more resultant of light placement than the mechanics used to trigger the light. The "open, flash, close" technique is only one tool in the larger toolbox required to build the photo, it's up to the craftsman to make use of it as they see fit.

[bbjorkum]

Hi Bjarte Nice to meet you hier to. I dont get you now ...Use T and press twice as fast as you can.?? Are tou shooting in total darkness? How you trigger the strobes.. have i miss something?

Nice to meet you here too, Lambis.

First you need one of these to connect the flash to your focal plane shutter on the Speed Graphic:

http://www.paramountcords.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BP-PF

Then attach a cable release to the body release of the Speed Graphic. Focus on your lovely model. Set the focal plane shutter to T. Insert the film and remove the dark slide. Then press the release twice as fast as you can: first for opening the shutter and trigging the flash, and second for closing the shutter. Depending on how strong your modelling light is, it could be wise to turn it off before taking the picture. Only you can decide.

This works fine.

Please also take a look at this gentleman's site:

http://www.johndesq.com/graflex/fpsync.htm

That my models should look like cut-outs, I can't understand.

Bjarte

[bbjorkum]

An electronic flash can also be used in almost the same manner with a Graflex Super D. Only with this camera you trigger the flash from shutter setting 0, where the curtain is fully open when taking the picture. This gives an exposure time of 1/5 of a second. An Aero Ektar can also be used for close up work on this camera. I haven't tried this yet, but soon ... I imagine this should make flash portraits a real joy to do.

[S. Preston Jones]

The 178 f2.5 Aero Ektar is a neat lens. I was lucky and have one in a Synchromatic Alphax shutter. I think the shutter in a #5. Since I put all of my lenses in 4x4 boards, i put this lens in a 4x4 aluminum board and can use it on any of my view cameras via adapter boards. Outfits such as lensn2shutter and Grimes and others can do the shutter mounting. If you do not want to use one of the techniques mentions earlier in the post, this could work. I have no idea which method would be the most cost effective for you. Good luck.

Preston

[lambis]

Bjarte
Yes nice to meet you hier and greatings from Dean to :-)

Now i get it!!! and as its look is a neat solution. The Paramount cord is not expensive and if i atach it to my pocket wizard would do the job. As i have understand this work just in T mode ( dont get why its not working in slower speeds as 1/30 but maybe this is way to fast as strobes are fast and curtain moves slow)

Even more faster would be if in some way we could atach a cable release to the shutter. Need to check if its possible.

Preston
What are the speed of the Synchromatic Alphax shutter? As i have see in internet they are T/B/10/25/50/100/200. Skgames told me jsut about a Ilex #5 shutter front mounted. How is the Alphax mounted in you aero?

[S. Preston Jones]

LAMBIS
Lens/ shutter combination is conventional between the lens configuration. Front elements in front and rear elements at the rear. Shutter speeds 1/2, 1/5, 1/10/ 1/25, 1/50, B and T. F-Stops 2.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22. Flash connection is bi-pole like the Paramount in an earller post. Lensn2shutter on their web page suggest that they may have one of these shutters. I have no idea of installation cost.

Preston