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essessem · Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 48 Location: California

I've a 203mm Ektar in Flash Supermatic. At the bottom there is the bit you unscrew to slide the lever between an F setting (F printed in black) and a red M setting, then you retighten it. Other shutters give you the option of a black M or a red M, depending on which shutter speed range you're using. The shutter speeds on this shutter are red up to 1/10th, and black from 1/25th on up. Does this red M apply to all shutter speeds? Does the 'neutral' position (i.e. screw positioned at center) have a function (e.g. is it for the black shutter speeds) or is it just an 'off' setting?

45PSS · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:07 am Post subject:

The red shutter speeds are for the red M only and the black for the black, this is due to the differnt peak times of the flash bulbs. I'm not knowledgable about the center position of the lever.

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GregT. · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject:

Have you reviewed the posts in the following link?
https://www.graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?topic=2099&forum=12&23

essessem · Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 48 Location: California

Just to clarify, there is no black 'M' setting, only red, as well as the black 'F.' I should add that you have to cock a timing mechanism lever to set the flash sync. Also, there is no solenoid on this shutter. So to simplify the question, will the black shutter speeds work with this red M setting?

Incidentally, in referencd to the thread Greg suggested, I seem to recall hooking up an electronic flash to this shutter (with switch in 'neutral' position--i.e. neither F nor M selected) and getting a properly-exposed image.

Thanks for the help!