Self Timer / Shutter Release on a Linhof Tech

[scott___1]

hello everyone...

a real quick question, with what i hope will be a real simple answer.

there are times when i'd like to use a self timer like the ones shown

below in place of my cable release. i am using a 110 super symmar xl,

150 sironar-s, and 240 fujinon-a all on technika boards.

 

there is very little room between the cable release attachment point

on the lens and the lens board - so much so that i at times have had

trouble attaching the my normal cable releases! i was wondering if it

was possible to use one of these self timer devices on my lenses, or

if there isn't adequate clearance between the attach point and the

board.

 

the timers i'm referring to are the following:

 

http://www.adorama.com/CZST.html?searchinfo=self%20timer&item_no=1

 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home;jsessionid=AeWBhFaE8a!

-1975602806?

ci=1&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=SearchBar&A=search&Q=*&shs

=self+timer

 

do these things work? i've read that they can at times be damaging to

the shutter release mechanism... is there any truth to that?

 

thanks! scott

[yance_marti]

I don't see why there would be a problem. Consider getting an angled cable release adapter which makes it easier to attach a release in tight spots.

[steve_hamley]

Scott,

 

Attach the cable release before you attach the lensboard to the standard, or use a flex cable release like a Gepe.

 

Steve

[phillip_p._dimor]

I use a Kodak Self Timer, the later clockwork one. You attach it to the end of a standard cable release. It works well, but there is no provision for adjusting the travel or anything like that.

 

It's strong enough to trip the focal plane shutter on a Speed Graphic. If you use a newer cable release, one that won't let you force the pin into the shutter with unnecessary force you should be fine.

 

I used a cheap self-timer in the past. The cable-release extension idea is a good one.