I am pretty much a noob. Haven't shot film in 15 years, and before that nothing past 120mm. Reason i am getting into LF is that my late husband left behind a Calumet CC400 and since it isn't selling, i figure i might as well learn to use it. Quite intrigued by the possibilities so far :-)
It has a 210mm lens, and not enough rail or bellows to get past 1:1 ratio. and since i would like to shoot some flower "portraits" I've been looking for a 150mm or less.
Someone in the area is selling an older kodak camera, (which is the precursor to my calumet) including the lens at a fairly cheap price. I'd be getting it mainly just for the lens. Which is an f4.5 6.5inch (ok that is roughly 165mm but still closer to what i want than the 210)
But the shutter is different from what I've seen. Now i am reading some of these are electric....
Ilex acme no 3 .
So, basically, I'm wondering how to test whether it is functioning, and if there are any hopes of fixing it whether it be electronic or mechanical. (From the lack of levers i suspect it is the electronic version, but then i read the acme were mechanical and now i got myself pretty confused...)
It's "only" $75cad so the lens may be worth it whether the shutter works or not. But honestly i just want something i can use... (i don't mind fixing something, im pretty good with mechanical things, electrical, past soldering connections, gives me the shudders though.) still waiting for the seller to get back to me on whether the shutter will trigger.
Maybe someone has some insight?
I'll attach what photos they sent me. Excuse the fuzz, but i guess they are not too invested in selling it...
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