Andre R. de Avillez
12-13-2005, 06:44 PM
Alright, I just developed two portraits shot with my homemade shutter, in a 1/25 estimated slit.
Unfortunately, both frames are fogged out of recognition. Actually, there's a little detail to be seen, but it's mostly two black negs. Two things may be to blame. One is the use of a white shutter board. I was too lazy to paint it black, but that's fixed now. Another potential problem is an open waterhouse slot on the lens. I remember noticing the "door" open on the side of my 305 Apo-Nikkor after taking the shots, but I thought nothing of it. Could it allow enough light to fog the frames?
I'll re-test the shutter later this week and see what happened, but this was a disapointment. I started thinking about this shutter (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7565563870&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1) more and more. 55 bucks is somewhat justifiable, and this could be a better solution than a packard (afterall, this could work in other than vertical positions).
Well, I guess I'll just make mine work...
André
Unfortunately, both frames are fogged out of recognition. Actually, there's a little detail to be seen, but it's mostly two black negs. Two things may be to blame. One is the use of a white shutter board. I was too lazy to paint it black, but that's fixed now. Another potential problem is an open waterhouse slot on the lens. I remember noticing the "door" open on the side of my 305 Apo-Nikkor after taking the shots, but I thought nothing of it. Could it allow enough light to fog the frames?
I'll re-test the shutter later this week and see what happened, but this was a disapointment. I started thinking about this shutter (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7565563870&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1) more and more. 55 bucks is somewhat justifiable, and this could be a better solution than a packard (afterall, this could work in other than vertical positions).
Well, I guess I'll just make mine work...
André