Shutter Release Cable for Fujinon Lenses?

[Rodfjell]

I've just gotten into large format about two weeks ago with a Wista 45 from the 70s. I've got a Graflex Optar 135mm f/4.7 on it right now but eventually I'm going to get some Fujinon lenses off. Specifically a Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6 in Copal 1 and a Fujinon SWD 90mm f/5.6 in Copal 0.

Browsing B&H for shutter release cables and I saw a few reviews for various products where the reviewer stated it did not work for their Fujinon lens. So are there some specifications I need to keep in mind when choosing a shutter release cable for a Fujinon lens?


Thanks, y'all.



Here's my first large format photo taken last weekend:


(Light leak in the bottom right most likely from the bellows - I had to patch a few pinholes with gaffers tape.)

[Bob Salomon]

Any cable release with the common tapered tip and long throw plunger will work, like the Gepe ones.

[Bob Salomon]

Patching bellows will not stop light leaks. Once they start they will continue to happen in other areas of the bellows and taping just makes the bellows less flexible, as will all other DIY cures. It is time to replace the bellows.

[Rodfjell]

Any cable release with the common tapered tip and long throw plunger will work, like the Gepe ones.

OK. Thank you. I need one for my hiking trip in the Grand Canyon in a month before I get the Fujinon lenses anyway so I'll get a Gepe and it will at least work for the Graflex Optar.

[David Karp]

I have several Fujinon lenses of varying vintage. My Gepe releases work fine with all of them. (Copal 0 &1, Seiko)

[Rodfjell]

I have several Fujinon lenses of varying vintage. My Gepe releases work fine with all of them. (Copal 0 &1, Seiko)

Thank you, David. I'll chalk those reviews up to user error then lol. I'm looking at a Gepe 10" disk-lock right now.


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[Bob Salomon]

Thank you, David. I'll chalk those reviews up to user error then lol. I'm looking at a Gepe 10" disk-lock right now.


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10" is too short, you must leave slack in a release to prevent a release from transporting vibration to the lens. Go all out and get an 18".

[Rodfjell]

10" is too short, you must leave slack in a release to prevent a release from transporting vibration to the lens. Go all out and get an 18".

Oki doki. Will the Gepe 20" metal-weave cable with disc-lock be fine?

[John Kasaian]

It's not the lens, but the shutter that the cable release operates.
Just sayin'

Some older shutters have special needs----like double action Universals requiring a long throw.
Quite awhile back I posted a comparison test of cable releases (Gepe vs Minette, IIRC)
Try the search function if you'd care to see it.

FWIW, all of my cable releases are now disc lock Gepes

[Rodfjell]

It's not the lens, but the shutter that the cable release operates.
Just sayin'

I know; I'm only a noob to large format, not photography as a whole. Thanks, John lol.


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