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[Doug Kerr]

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.


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Best regards,

Doug

[Doug Kerr]

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

[Les]

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

[Doug Kerr]

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

[alecj]

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.

[alecj]

Check here to see one before the ad is removed.

http://tinyurl.com/hynl9

[Doug Kerr]

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