[LargeFormat] deGroff Air-Way Shutter Releases
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Sun Jan 21 20:50:41 2001
At 3:01 pm -0800 21/1/01, Les Newcomer wrote:
>
>Clive Warren wrote:
>>
>> A few very useful items popped through the post box a couple of days ago and
>> gave me a good excuse to try out a new (to me) digital camera - an Olymus
>> C2000Z.
>>
>> I have been battling with old shutter release cables for some time
>>when using
>> Betax shutters and Ilex Commercial Ektar shutters. Some of you may know that
>> they have a now unusual threaded attachment point for cable releases.
>>
>> The useful items are deGroff air-way shutter releases. These are
>> cylindrical devices which screw on to the shutter cable attachment
>> point and are operated by an air bulb. By pure chance they are
>> exactly what I had been looking for and will make life a lot easier
>> when using the unsynched shutters with studio flash.
>>
>> I have posted some images on the f32 Discussion Forum at the following URL:
>>
> > http://www.f32.net/cgi-local/discus/show.cgi?59/60
>>
big snip
>Clive,
>
> DeGroeff is still in business, but on the ones I've seen recently (from
>Calumet) the air cylnder actuates a normal (cheap) cable release thus
>negating any benefit for long throw acme shutters :-(
Les and Lee,
Thank you for the feedback. Thanks for reminding me that the Ilex
Acmes need a longer throw release movement, which of course the
deGroffs have in abundance....
Will check out the Calument stocks here in the UK - the local branch
here in Bristol doesn't carry all of the items available in the US
but at least they will now order any catalogue item for you. I have
been waiting over a month for one item now so they are fairly relaxed
about supplying to demand ;-)
The box of goodies also contained a Turner-Reich 8x10 convertible
Fairport manufactured lens in a Betax shutter in great condition
which was also a nice surprise. I have been using a similar lens in
an Ilex shutter for soft focus on an 8x10 B&J - there is a chunk
glass missing on the rear element of the old lens :-)
Will be keeping my eyes open for another old deGroff Air-Way though......
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All the best,
Clive Warren http://www.f32.net
Large Format travel and stock photography