I'm thinking about mounting a iris lens clamp to the front of the Sinar Copal shutter - I have created a prototype of a board using 4-ply black museum board. This board allows me to mount the shutter clamp combination to the camera.
So far I exposed one test sheet with this set up and it went well. I "mounted" the clamp to the shutter with black gaffers. I want a stronger and more permanent solution.
I am somewhat concerned about the space inside the front face of the shutter. Will there be enough space for screws?
Other questions:
How do I drill the metal front face of the sinar shutter and ensure that a screw will turn into a drilled hole?
Should I consider a small "bolt" instead? The bolt's head could be insider the shutter's face and stick out through the clamp where nuts would hold it in place.
Will the bolts have issues with their heads touching something inside the shutter?
The beauty of this set up is that it will allow me to push the barrel lens as close to the shutter leaves as possible- which will be almost even with the front face of the camera's lens board.
I do have some concerns about image cut-off from this set up, at least with big camera movements.
Who's found a creative way to pair sinar copals with lens clamps of large and ultra large cameras?
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