F stop markings on lens board
Anyone do this so you can see them better?
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No and never seen anyone else do it either.
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No. Most lenses have the scale on the top and bottom of the barrel. If I have to I simply take the lens out and set it, then replace. Lenses often shift around a little on the board so I don't know how accurate marking the board would be.
Kent in SD
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Not yet but I need to
Good idea!
Factory installed lenses and boards were pinned with a tiny screw so the lens could not rotate. However many have changed that on used lenses and lost the screw....
Copy cameras often had a huge f stop scale with long pointer
I have one!
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Alan Klein
Anyone do this so you can see them better?
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... but what I do use...
When shooting speed graphic handheld, using an Optar lens in Graphex shutter, is a Wollensak hood that also controls the aperture. Best invention ever for a LF press photographer!
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Please show it and how it works!
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Originally Posted by
BrianShaw
... but what I do use...
When shooting speed graphic handheld, using an Optar lens in Graphex shutter, is a Wollensak hood that also controls the aperture. Best invention ever for a LF press photographer!
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Originally Posted by
Two23
No. Most lenses have the scale on the top and bottom of the barrel. If I have to I simply take the lens out and set it, then replace. Lenses often shift around a little on the board so I don't know how accurate marking the board would be.
Kent in SD
Rather than taking the lens off the camera, I carry a dental mirror with the handle cut down. If I can’t see the scale, the mirror can.
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Tin Can
Please show it and how it works!
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