Lookinig for ways to work with different antique (brass) and vintage barrel lenses on my Kodak 2D.
I do not want to modify the 2D. I have seen a Folmer & Schwing focal plave shutter in 8x10 twice in my life; once in hand at a collector's meeting and once on e-Bay. Price point for each was at the serious collector level, not the take it out and shoot with it level..
One way around that is to mount each lens to a separate lens board with its own Packard Shutter. Ok for one lens, but not for several.
Thought to adapt a 2 1/4 x 3 1/4Speed Graphic as a sort of Thornton Picard shutter. It would mount o the front of the 2D. Each lens would mount to the front of the camera body with some lens board like arrangement.
The Speed Graphic's GG back would have to come off. Tthe bellows, front standard and hinged front would have to come off. It might be that the Speed's body would be cut back some . . .but not a lot and maybe not at all.
I think the DIY part could be done. I don't know if the little shutter relatively far from the 8x10 GG would work optically. My guess is yes as that is how the Thornton shutters worked..
Anny thoughts?
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