JT Chapman British coming back to life in South Africa

[Steven Tribe]

And very nice too!
Ian, what is the tensioning system for the lower roller?
I imagine the adjustment/stop device has to be reset by trial and error to obtain the approximation of indicated speeds?

[antonroland]

This is what she looks like now

The shutter runs beautifully but it is a tricky little animal to get used to. I will probably be using her in the 1/4 second to 1 second range and long timed exposures.

I think I set it up well as I had to reset it due to some over-eager hamfistedness...I will probably not really worry about shutter speeds of 1/30 to 1/90 second even if it runs true.

My idea is to run it at the least tension where the shutter opens and closes without creeping...this way the springs should last a long time.

Playtime now starts......with the Missus having a birthday tomorrow and scuba diving on Sunday I will probably only do some serious shooting with her by next weekend.

I hope to get a decent blog article up somewhere over the weekend...

Thanks again to the awesome Mr. Ian Grant!

[Tim Meisburger]

Take it diving! But you will need a big housing...

Looks lovely.

Tim

[Raglansurf]

I've been following this on the TP thread and have to say it's a joy to see a thing of beauty brought back to life, looking forward to seeing the results.

[antonroland]

Well folks, tomorrow is the big day! We are on the farm where it all happened 110 years ago and tomorrow at 12:00 and 12:05 GMT +2 it all happens.

I have built a complete darkroom in a box with developing tank for this and future outings...please feel free to see more on the last preparations here:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/for...82#post5644482

[Steven Tribe]

Thanks, I had forgotten the other thread!Good luck on Friday.