At S.K. Grimes, we specialize in custom modifications for vintage cameras and their accessories. If you’re interested in purchasing a Packard Shutter for your camera, we highly recommend that you reach out to us before making a purchase. This way, we can ensure that the product will meet your specific needs and that the modification process will go smoothly. While you are free to purchase the Packard Shutter from the company directly, we recommend that you have it drop shipped to us so that we can provide our expert services.
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Packard shutters were originally installed within large studio cameras. The shutter was mounted to the back of the front standard and the tube was fed through the board to the front for bubble firing. A few new camera setups allow for this traditional use of the Packard shutter, but most won’t allow this setup.
Our Packard shutter mounting is designed to mount the shutter to the front of the lens. Usually these are large barrel mounted lenses the can’t be remounted to leaf shutters. Packard shutters give more accurate timing for long exposures while limited to instantaneous shots of 1/15th second. The adapters start at $300 and do not include the cost of the Packard shutter.
