Big shutter help

[cjbroadbent]

I need help finding a big (>98mm) external shutter for my Suter. I have a Silens but it's too small and my hat is not fast enough. Any ideas?

[Steve Hamley]

Luc made one that was 100mm, but they're rare compared to the smaller ones. Your best bet for an external shutter is probably to adapt a Packard to the front.

Cheers, Steve

[Steven Tribe]

I am in the same dilemma with my big softies. ND filters (sheets bought from lighting companies) must be the way to go to retain the wide aperture effect. Meanwhile, I am doing the adaptation process with a sinar/copal shutter.

[cjbroadbent]

...Meanwhile, I am doing the adaptation process with a sinar/copal shutter.

Saw that. Pretty good. In fact Silens are external. My biggest two are 80mm. The Suter is on a Sinar board which fits Gandolfi (just). Perhaps an ND filter won't degrade the lens worse than smoke from two wars.
Where can I see a large Packard?

[Jim Bradley]

Packards are still being made :
http://www.packardshutter.com/

also they come up on ebay regularly

Jim

[cjbroadbent]

Packards are still being made :
http://www.packardshutter.com/
also they come up on ebay regularly
Jim

Thanks Jim. I didn't know they were still made.

[Emil Schildt]

This could also be a solution: a big "Zettor" shutter.

it is a nice BIG thingy....

EDIT: Can't upload images it seems.. the next sentence left for the images when they (hopefully) appear...

on the second image, you can see an "adaptor", that can be changed to a bigger size if needed.
I have had two of these, but unfortunately I sold the one before I realized the backs was smaller in this one....

this one has a maxium of 12cm opening (which will be smaller when the adapter is in, and the shown one has an opening of 8.5cm

[Arne Croell]

This could also be a solution: a big "Zettor" shutter.

it is a nice BIG thingy....

EDIT: Can't upload images it seems.. the next sentence left for the images when they (hopefully) appear...

on the second image, you can see an "adaptor", that can be changed to a bigger size if needed.
I have had two of these, but unfortunately I sold the one before I realized the backs was smaller in this one....

this one has a maxium of 12cm opening (which will be smaller when the adapter is in, and the shown one has an opening of 8.5cm

If you're not familiar with them, Zettor shutters were made by Voigtländer, and were mounted in front of the lens. They had 4 positions, continuously open (O), continuously closed (S), the B setting (Z on their scale), and manual (M), one instant time. The M timing depends somewhat on how fast you depress the release.

[eddie]

i am going to make a video of this so i can just link to it......

i use a "focal plane" shutter i make out of a piece of black matte board. i cut different sized slits in different boards. then i just pull the slit in front of the lens. smaller the slit. fast the shutter speed. i try and pull it consistently and then just change the slit size.

i tried it on my shutter speed tester the other day and it was very very easy to be consistent.

best part is it is almost free.

only other idea is just use strobes. we have all seen Christopher's photos so we know he is alighting master..... i use my hat. hi the strobes. replace hat.

video coming soon.

eddie

edit: PS love the lens...i want one! i have a nice collection of some beautiful aplanats. 19 and 25 inch. the 19 is complete. both with serial numbers bellow 2991. i also have a petzval i just got......i need to go shoot it.

[cjbroadbent]

...i use a "focal plane" shutter i make out of a piece of black matte board. ...

Have you solved the problem of holding the board in place while you remove the dark slide?
I didn't renew my strobes last year so no more f45 for smoke, steam and people.
I'd like to put the Suter to work at f6.3.