[LargeFormat] Shutter Release Cables
Alan Davenport
largeformat@f32.net
Sat Oct 25 02:30:04 2003
>The problem for most cable releases used on self cocking shutters is that
>they require more effort to fire and tend to cause compression on the
>inner cable of the release. The result is that the shutter will not fire
>after you have used the cable release a few times .The problem becomes
>more evident with any cable over 6" long. I have a number of 10 inch
>"pro" cable releases that will not fire Alphax and Betax #4 and #5 self
>cocking shutters!
Clive, I have a 40" cable on my Alphax, which has been working famously for
quite a while (more than what I'd call "a few" times.) It does have quite
a long throw, and a nice sculpted shape so your thumb can push against two
fingers...