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LFFB
20-May-2010, 08:38
Hi all. I'm a new bird here. I got a ACME shutter # 4 from my friend and we both don't know this shutter very much. Can anyone tell me where is the flash contact on this lens? Anywhere I can find a user manual for it? Thanks.
Jim Galli
20-May-2010, 08:47
Hi all. I'm a new bird here. I got a ACME shutter # 4 from my friend and we both don't know this shutter very much. Can anyone tell me where is the flash contact on this lens? Anywhere I can find a user manual for it? Thanks.

The 2 pins sticking out the side will give you a closure for flash. You'll need to build an adapter that plugs onto those and goes to a modern type sync socket. Also the small lever at the side had some settings for different flash bulbs. For electronic flash it should be left on "X".
BrianShaw
20-May-2010, 10:59
Just don't forget to cock the shutter, and also cock the flash synch!
LFFB
21-May-2010, 08:05
Just don't forget to cock the shutter, and also cock the flash synch!

Thank you very much, Brain and Jim. How can I cock the flash synch?:confused:
Vick Vickery
21-May-2010, 08:22
Paramount Cords makes Bi-post sync cords and adapters to use PC cords. Google 'em!
BrianShaw
21-May-2010, 09:13
Thank you very much, Brain and Jim. How can I cock the flash synch?:confused:

I hope I did not mis-speak.

On my ACME, which looks just like yours, the smaller lever on the side (blue arrow in your pic) is a cocking lever for the synch. It cocks just like the shutter cocking lever. For selecting the synch delay there is a small selector on the case near that lever. The small selector on mine has M (both red and black) and X selections.
BrianShaw
21-May-2010, 09:25
Check this out:

http://www.skgrimes.com/ilex/index.htm

and this:

http://photo.net/large-format-photography-forum/0039lN

and this too, if your'going to be shooting flashbulbs:

http://graflex.org/speed-graphic/ilex-acme-shutter.html
LFFB
21-May-2010, 20:00
Check this out:

http://www.skgrimes.com/ilex/index.htm

and this:

http://photo.net/large-format-photography-forum/0039lN

and this too, if your'going to be shooting flashbulbs:

http://graflex.org/speed-graphic/ilex-acme-shutter.html

Thank you again, Brain. After viewing the link that shown the ILEX shutter; I 'm fully understood the procedure of cocking shuter and the flash sync.