Goerz Dagor mounting in shutter

Christiaan Phleger

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• Jun 30, 2006

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Aloha all, got my First Dagor, in barrel and I was wondering what shutter would be an easy fit. Not that it really matters, I use it on a Speed Graphic, but I'd like a longer shutter speed than 1/30. Its a 8 1/4 f8 (but it has the F6 F12 etc stops) from 1903 or so. Any Ideas are welcome! Aloha!

 

Steve Hamley

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• Jun 30, 2006

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S. K. Grime's page suggests a Copal 1, which would be the first choice IMO.

http://www.skgrimes.com/fits/index.htm

These lenses also came factory mounted in Ilex 3 and Compur 1 shutters.

Steve

 

Dan Fromm

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• Jun 30, 2006

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Take the cells out of the barrel, measure their diameters and estimate the number of thread/mm. Then go to www.skgrimes.com, work your way through shutters to Copals, and see whether your lens' cells will screw into a standard size.

At even odds they won't, very few lenses as old as yours will go into modern shutters. Think about front-mounting, its less expensive. The shutter will vignette, but since you have a camera with minimal movements losing the outer part of the circle the lens illuminates may cost you nothing.

 

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Christiaan Phleger

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• Jun 30, 2006

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Thanks

Thanks for the direction. Front mounting may be the call but it looks expensive for this lens (even tho it is a Dagor). I'm going to keep my eye out for those shutters and see if I can drop it in.

 

jimgalli

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• Jun 30, 2006

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From experience, it won't just tighten into any existing shutter. These always had adapter bushings. The most common shutter for 8 1/4" Dagor's is the venerable Acme / Ilex #3. They can be made very reliable. 8 1/4"'s do show up on Ebay in Copal 1's from time to time but figure on spending about $550 by the time you buy the shutter and pay a machinist to make appropriate bushings.

 

Jim Noel

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• Jun 30, 2006

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Contact lensn2shutter.com. He keeps older, restored shutters on hand and installs lenses into them. The prices are very reasonable, especialy as compared installing in a new Copal.