Leaf Shutters Forever !

[Moto-Uno]

This pic was taken with my Fujica GL690 , using the 180mm on Ilford Pan F+ . Nothing remarkable here , Except , this was handheld at 1/8 second !!!
Eat your hearts out Pentax 67 users . Peter

 

[Roger Hicks]

Not so much leaf shutters, as (a) larger formats = less magnification and (b) non-reflexes = less vibration. In the days of 4x5 inch press cameras it was not unusual to shoot 1/10 wide open (f/4.5 or f/4.7) with a 135mm lens, and 1/5 if you had to.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Ronald M]

My Leica digis shake like film reflex. I have to really hang on .

The best is leaf shutter, cloth focal plane on RF camera.

Then the reflex cameras need a mechanical mirror damper like Leicaflex. Stay away from R3 & 4 & 5 series. R6 and newer are fine.

The foam mirror dampener is close to worthless.

 

[Moto-Uno]

^^ I have a couple of Busch Pressman D's and must admit I've never tried any shutter speeds remotely close to that slow ! But with the handle on the Busch I'm thinking they're
easier to take pictures with than the Fujica with that enormous 180 mm lens . Peter

 

[Roger Hicks]

^^ I have a couple of Busch Pressman D's and must admit I've never tried any shutter speeds remotely close to that slow ! But with the handle on the Busch I'm thinking they're easier to take pictures with than the Fujica with that enormous 180 mm lens . Peter

Dear Peter,

Probably!

Cheers,

R.

 

[Emile de Leon]

Its amazing how slow you can go with a 4x5 speed graphic and leaf shutter..I've been down to the 1/8th sec range with excellent results..