The lens shade/shutter cock unscrews. Simply turn it counter clockwise (when facing it).

Les, thanks for your reply, as I can't find any info on this in any manual supplied with the camera or on line manual.

I twisted CCW the hood as much as I dared, but it didn't turn. It may be frozen in place. A small rubber strap wrench is in my shop but I'm hesitant to use it. Don't want to bust/break that lens. Now I'm wondering if too much torque from cocking the shutter in years gone by may have jammed the hood tight against its stop.

A UV or Skylight filter's what I want to protect that lens and I'm looking around to find one.

Bart

See pages 4 & 5 http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/graflex_12.html

Trip the shutter, turn the lens shade/cocking ring counter clockwise. They have a tendency to become over tightned from cocking the shutter and trying to turn it past lock.

45PSS wrote:

See pages 4 & 5 http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/graflex_12.html Trip the shutter, turn the lens shade/cocking ring counter clockwise. They have a tendency to become over tightned from cocking the shutter and trying to turn it past lock.

Thanks for the nice info on that shutter.

I'll try again making sure the shutter's tripped before counter-twisting the lens shade. With my old 2x3 Graflex of years gon by, it was always stored with the shutter fired. Learned that from the guy I bought it from.

....20 minutes later......

Removed the lens board from the front standard, verified shutter was relaased then used a rubber jar lit grip to hold onto the lens hood. Applied a moderate amount of torque (I don't break anything any more...well...almost) and it finally came loose. In goes a yellow filter that came with it. All's well in Graflex city.

Thank you for the help.

Bart

Bart.