Where it is and how do I operate it?

Well, Grinolot, there are several ways to trip the shutter on a Graphic. But first and foremost on a Crown, there should be cock/release levers on the front shutter. Please let us know what type of shutter you have and we can guide you along a little better.

Here's a photo of it here-> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4701&item=3825335464

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On 2004-07-13 10:24, grinolot wrote: Here's a photo of it here-> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4701&item=3825335464

If you look closely at the picture, you'll see a tab sticking out from the front standard and in contact with the shutter's release lever. This tab connects by cable to a push button on the lower left side of the camera body. If you look at the camera body, you'll see two recesses on the upper edges, where the focusing knobs go when the door is closed. There's also something on the lower left side of the body that looks somewhat like a recess. This is the body release that connects by cable ...

Press the release and the tab will push down on the shutter's release lever; some minor fiddling may be needed to get it to work well with the shutter now on the camera. FWIW, the front release on my Speed works poorly, often not at all, with nearly all lenses not in the small Supermatic shutter that the original lens is in. I usually shoot from tripod, attach a standard cable release to the front shutter when I use the front shutter.

This will all be pretty obvious when you have the camera in your hands. Stop worrying and be patient. If you MUST worry, rest assured that you've made a horrible mistake and will die.

Cheers,

Dan

Looking at the picture that you posted:
On the left side at the 9 o'clock position; shutter's release lever with the Crown's trip lever touching it.
11 o'clock position, green lever:
Flash sync/self timer X-strobe, M-flash bulbs, V-self time mode.
12 o'clock: flash sync connector. PC type.
1 o'clock: shutter cock lever. push clockwise (to the right) to cock shutter. Press body release as described in post above or press down on lever at 9 o'clock position. Shutter must be cocked prior to triping it.
2:30 o'clock: press to focus button for ground glass focusing. Cock shutter, press and hold down on button, trip shutter. With back of camera open look at the ground glass and you will see some form of light coming from the lens. To close shutter after focusing recock the shutter.
7 o'clock: aperture adjustment lever.
Chrome ring at outter front edge of shutter with knurled edge is the speed adjustment ring, turn it until speed is opposite arrow on black inner ring to set shutter speed. B-bulb, shutter stays open as long as shutter release is held down. T-time, shutter opens on first trip of shutter release after cocking and stays open until shutter release is triped again without recocking or shutter speed dial is moved to another setting.
Charles

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Are shutter release cables available? If so, where would I find them?

The "Compur" shutter will accept any common or garden-variety cable release. These are available in a wide assortment of lengths from local camera stores and mail-order/online retailers (like Porter's).

May we assume that the internal cable, which connects the shutter tripping assembly on the camera front to the body release, is present and working properly?

How would I test this?

It works OK when I cock the shutter and then trip it.

Todd

As noted in a detailed earlier post, the body release (positioned to receive the tip of your right index finger) is connected to a vertical slide on the front standard by means of a long, slender cable that snakes under the bellows. If pressing the body release causes the slide on the front to move down, and the horizontal part of it trips the shutter on the way, then you are in business.