This is what I seem to be recalling. Link for illustrative purposes only.
https://www.ebay.com/i/283604079271?...CABEgLKSPD_BwE
This is what I seem to be recalling. Link for illustrative purposes only.
https://www.ebay.com/i/283604079271?...CABEgLKSPD_BwE
Compur had scales readable from behind the camera for decades before this shutter. Any Compur shutter that has an exposed gear thread behind the shutter could accept accessory aperture setting sticks. Plaubel took it further and added a shutter control stick as well.
Later both of these add ones were available for Prontor Professional shutters.
But none of these features are what the Linhof Comfort Board offers.
The original Sinar Copal mechanical shutter had behind the lens aperture setting also.
I always learn something interesting from you, Bob.
+1 I guess I'll just keep setting the aperture with the end of my cable release for my lenses mounted in recessed boards
Alan,
In response to your original question: I find that having a pair of reading glasses handy helps me read the aperture markings as well as the mm scale on the beds of my cameras. I focus roughly with 3-4x readers or a 4x clip-on over my regular glasses anyway, so I always have a pair at hand. The only real problem I have is when the camera is very high and I am using a lens in a recessed board, which prevents me from reading the aperture scale. In these cases, I usually just remove the lens from the camera, set everything and then remount it.
Best,
Doremus
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Tripod height should be determined by the subject, i.e., it's part of finding the right camera position for the shot. So, sometimes I have to squat, lie on the ground or climb up on whatever is handy. The real problem is getting the high point of view some subjects require. Tall tripods and a ladder are difficult to carry in the field. I've climbed up on top of my car on occasion (à la AA), but hiking out in the backcountry requires some creativity; setting up the tripod on boulders and climbing up on one yourself to view the gg, etc...
Have fun,
Doremus
Isn't it amazing how many wonderfully helpful gadgets USED TO BE available?
I have dozens in my closet which are still working and useful. When I Take Them to camera shows, no one even looks at them, unless to smirk at the "old" stuff.
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