[LargeFormat] Linhof Color

[Jim Hemenway]

Phil:

Don't bother.  I just measured from the inside of the groundglass to the
lensboard at the shortest distance which I found possible... 94mm.
-- 

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



philip lambert wrote:
> 
> Because the 4 Century Graphics I collected don't have focal plane shutters.
> My Miniature SP Graphic does but I doubt a 47mm is usable on that body.
> Maybe I should measure it again.Philip
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Linhof Color
> 
> > Why not leave the lens shutter open and use the focal plane shutter
> > instead?
> > --
> >
> > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
> >
> >
> >
> > philip lambert wrote:
> >
> > > Quite so and if the lensboard can be fitted the other way up you get
> drop
> > > front. However on the 2x3 Century Graphic the lensboard is so small that
> no
> > > useful offset is possible and the most I could do was to make a sunken
> > > lensboard out of plywood that enabled me to recess the shutter slightly
> into
> > > the board. The limiting factor was always the cable release socket
> becoming
> > > inaccessible.  I think some small Super Angulons have an angled cable
> socket
> > > for this reason. Or maybe that's the flash socket.   Philip
> > >