Greeetings,

How does a shutter solenoid mount on a Miniature Speed Graphic?

My New MSG has a Kodak Ektar 107 mm f/3.7 lens in a Kodak No. 2 Supermatic shutter (non-sync).

There was a little metal bracket under rise locking screw of the front standard (right side as seen by the phtographer) with two little posts with rivet-like heads. Was that perhaps something used for the solenoid?

You can see it here:

http://i23.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/ed/cd/f1_1.JPG

Thanks for any help.

Aha! This is how it works:

http://simmonsphotos.com/Graflex/FlashUnit/Flash8.html
http://simmonsphotos.com/Graflex/FlashUnit/Flash9.html

The solenoid has to be unhorsed to close the cammie.

Best regards,

Doug

There were a couple of different release mounts, I believe this one is called the R-1. There is another that has the solenoid at a 45 degree angle. It will fit smaller shutters, but because you got the granddaddy of lenses on yours, it takes the larger shutter and "horizontal mount" release.

Les

Hi, Les,

Thanks for your input.

The shutter release on my shutter is at about 10:30 o'clock, so I would expect I would need the 45° pull kind. I have seen it in the Minnie manual:

http://66.49.230.119/prof_pdf/miniature_speed_graphic-1.pdf

See p. 6.

Thanks again.

Best regards,

Doug

My Solenoid repair manual shows a mount for the Century or 2 1/4 Graphic with the solenoid horizontal, covering up the camera nameplate, aimed to the left of the lens (viewed from the front of the camera). Really weird duck! I think that was the last such mount available for these cameras.

Check here to see one before the ad is removed.

http://tinyurl.com/hynl9

Hi, Alec,

Yes, I had seen that just yesterday. Thanks so much.

My friend Will Thompson has a 2x3 that had just the bracket for that rig on it, but we weren't sure exactly what the rest looked like.

Thanks again.

Best regards,

Doug