> Hi - > > I just bought a cheap Wollensak Alphax shutter to > use as a mount for a pinhole/zone plate.
>snipped content< > Two Questions: > > 1.) What's the cheapest, easiest way to mount the > plate? (I'd rather save Steve Grimes for the big > jobs.) I assume that I want to mount my plate near > the center to minimize vignetting, and there's a 1/4 > in. ledge around the diaphram that would allow me to > do that with something as simple as a couple of > washers. What do I use for a retaining ring? > > 2.) What kind of cable release does this take? It > has a post, but it doesn't seem to be threaded for > modern CR's. > > thanks in advance, > heller > Heller, take a look at this page for an example of how I used a very similar shutter for a pinhole setup: http://www.speakeasy.org/~jlmoore/speedioscope.htm As far as the cable release, I found one to use from an older oscilloscope camera. In fact, that's a great source for old shutters for just this purpose! John Moore Ramona, CA __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
