Hello,
Is there an easy way to flip (more precisely rotate) the aperture lever of a Copal shutter by 180 degrees, such that it goes to the "bottom" of the shutter, on the opposite side of the cocking lever?
Thank you.
Hello,
Is there an easy way to flip (more precisely rotate) the aperture lever of a Copal shutter by 180 degrees, such that it goes to the "bottom" of the shutter, on the opposite side of the cocking lever?
Thank you.
Without knowing the exact shutter, I think the only way to find out is to take it apart and see.
Thanks. It's just a generic Copal #0 shutter of the latest model.
However, based on photos I've seen of disassembled Copals, it seems the aperture mechanism sits behind a host of other parts and would be a pain to extract. It seems to make much more sense to add a shoe to the little pin indicating aperture on the "bottom" part of the shutter.
My goal is simply to flip the shutter upside down for ergonomic reasons--I like to cock with my left index finger and release with my left thumb cradling the lens.
I put the shutter wherever I like it and that varies by camera and room.
Some shutters have or had a locating pin/screw that many like me, remove and promptly lose. It's tiny!
Tin Can
There are basically only 3 reasons why it can’t be done:
1 you already addressed with the screw.
2 it’s on a board with something like a Linhof cable release QR socket installed.
3 it’s in some recessed boards
Otherwise they just need a Rodenstock/Linos lens wrench and loosen the Jam nut and rotate the shutter and retighten.
To be very clear, I like the ergonomics of the cocking lever and the shutter release "upside down," but I like the ergonomics of the aperture lever right-side up.
With the shutter "upside down," the aperture lever becomes hard to reach and move (one has to locate it by feel). That's why I was curious about the possibility of rotating the aperture lever internally (hence "the opposite side of the cocking lever" in my original message). This now seems clearly unnecessarily complicated.
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