Recessed Lens Board and the #$%!!#Cable Release

[keith_baker1]

Greetings,

I have an ancient calumet 4x5 view camera. I recently bought a recessed lens board for my 90mm 6.8 rodenstock lens. Problem is.....I can't get the cable release to also fit into the recess. I have a clever litte angled (bent) cable release adaptor but it too won't fit. I have tried a number of different releases and none will fit. Does anyone have a solution?

Thanks

[bob_salomon]

The Gepe Pro Wide Angle Cable Release Adapter was made to

solve just this problem. Available from camera stores.

[jnorman1]

bob - i went to your website looking for the item, since i have never

been fully satisfied with the short metal flex adapters i have used

for years (the metal sheathing tends to fray easily), but while i saw

the gepe pro wide angle gizzie listed, it did not provide a picture

or description. a couple of years ago, i tried one of the adapters

that is rigid and has a swivel right angle, and uses internal springs

and little ball bearings - that one failed on me the day i got it.

can you provide a description of the adapter or a picture? thanks.

[charlie_strack]

I've got a 90mm lens I used on my old Calumet 4x5 (no longer with me)

with a recessed lensboard in the past. I found a short (6 inches,

maybe), very flexible cloth covered cable release (really cheap!)

that I left on the lens permanently and could wrap around the lens.

 

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I couldn't find a better option at the time.

[peter brown - www.peterbro]

Hi Keith,

 

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I saw this on eBay large format pages today

 

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EUROPEAN 45º Rotating L-Cable Release Adapter

Item # 1274431291

 

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It may be what you're looking for.

 

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Kind regards

 

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Peter Brown

[audidudi]

Toyo makes (made?) some really nice extenders ... not cheap, though.

[andrea_milano]

maybe you could adapt the beautiful Linhof solution to your board, this

"paperclip" and its holder maneges to reach and be adapted to most

lenses or better said shutters releases. This is not the only recessed

lens board (maybe the best, I hear Bob think) if you need another one

look around.

Good luck!

[bob_salomon]

Gepe Pro is a vert shory PVC cable release extension with a very

small tip so it can make very tight bends

[stuart_whatling1]

The Wista VX recessed lens board uses a similar "paperclip" gizmo to

the Linhof but is probably cheaper. It's possible you might be able

to adapt one of these onto a Calumet plate.

I use one with a Fujinon 65mm lens on the VX and can confirm that

once you've got the shutter in the right place, it works a treat

(though setting the aperture is still a pain).

[bob_salomon]

Gepe-Pro is on our website under "Latest News"

www.hpmarketingcorp.com.

 

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There is nothing to show as a picture. It is simply 3.25" long

flexible PVC cable release material ith a small tip for the shutter

and a threaded socket to accept the cable release.

 

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This was mde to allow the 35mm Apo Grandagon to be fired

when mounted into the double recessed lensboard for the

Technikardan. It is the only device able to do this.

 

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As we inport Linhof as well as Wista and L and U cable release

devices we know that this item is the ONLY type that will properly

do what you want.

[keith_baker1]

As usual, the group has been very generous and quite helpful --

Thanks to all of you who contributed to the answer. Keith