Hello,
My first post here and from the outset a big thanks to everyone here as I have been learning a lot from this web site and forum. Although I have done plenty of 35mm photography in earlier times, this is my first foray into 4x5/large format. Please excuse my ignorance.
I recently acquired a Horseman monorail camera with a Calumet 90mm/f8 lens. This is my first large format camera and I am impressed with the nice geared movements and sturdy feel of it.
Unfortunately the lens' Seiko shutter seems to stick on most speeds and the "V" timer setting doesn't work at all. It seems like the lens was not used for many years and needs maintenance. Is there any local SF Bay Area person or shop that can perform a CLA on it and/or tell me if it is beyond redemption? In your experience how much does a shutter CLA generally cost? Is there a list of top camera repair people who specialize in LF? Maybe I should just buy a lens in better condition.
When I open the preview lever of the lens and open the aperture to the widest setting of f8 I can see images on the ground glass but cannot achieve infinity focus nor can I focus on closer objects. I'm really not sure what I am missing here - I have the standards in their closest position and have tried everything else I can think of. Any tips?
Thanks again, Chris
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