Lens Board Air Fitting/Connector- where to buy

**thomas ciulei** · 6-Feb-2013, 01:29

hi all,

just got a large Dallmeyer 4 1/2 opening pneumatic shutter to install in my 10x12 inch Reisekamera.
since i need to get the tubing out of the lensboard, I was wondering where to get the air fitting from.
Can anybody point me into the right direction?
Brass fitting would be great, but steel would work too.

Thnks
Th.

**lenser** · 6-Feb-2013, 06:33

Packard is still very much in business and I think they carry those as they did carry the bulbs and hoses when I last visited their site.

**Jim Jones** · 6-Feb-2013, 09:07

Hardware stores usually stock a variety of brass tubing. A piece epoxied into the camera body or lens board should work, although not as professional looking as the more expensive devices intended for the purpose. Some people just drill a tight-fitting hole in the camera or lens board and thread opaque rubber tubing through it.

**thomas ciulei** · 9-Feb-2013, 08:24

thank you guys,
i wish packard's site was be more userfriendly and post pics of the stuff they sell

**Jac@stafford.net** · 9-Feb-2013, 10:24

Originally Posted by thomas ciulei

thank you guys,
i wish packard's site was be more userfriendly and post pics of the stuff they sell

Their site was better once upon a time. The air fitting looks like the below. Its main virtue is that it fastens securely from the inside. (Ignore the electrical wires. Those are for a studio flash.)

Attachment 88963

**thomas ciulei** · 13-Feb-2013, 02:52

thanks Jac,
very kind to post that pic!

Packard should get in touch with you...

**Steven Tribe** · 13-Feb-2013, 03:53

I take it you have a 24x30cm reisekamera, rather than a 10x12"?

I selected a different shutter solution for these tailboard cameras. Iris clamp on a single lens board and a sinar/copal shutter mounted (but removable) between the front standard and the bellows.

Rubber (butyl) tubing is readily available locally at auto parts reserve shops - it is carburettor air/vacuum tubing.
Far better quality than the old real rubber product.

**C. D. Keth** · 13-Feb-2013, 23:04

Here you go.

When in doubt regarding hardware, McMaster-Carr probably has it.

**Tracy Storer** · 14-Feb-2013, 10:25

The ones Packard sells work great as they're made for exactly this purpose, the current offering (last time I bought one) is aluminum.
Also not at all hard to make if you have a lathe, just chuck a short piece of threaded rod and drill it through.