🛠️ 📷 Repair Cameras

The Graflex Leaf Shutter was a precision between-the-lens shutter system designed for use with large format lenses on Graflex cameras. Unlike focal-plane shutters, this mechanism operated within the lens assembly, providing excellent flash synchronization and precise timing across all speeds. The leaf shutter design featured multiple overlapping metal blades that opened and closed in a smooth, circular motion, ensuring even exposure across the entire film plane. This system was particularly valued by portrait and studio photographers who required reliable flash sync and precise exposure control. The robust construction and mechanical precision made these shutters highly dependable for professional work, offering speeds typically ranging from 1 second to 1/400th, with bulb and time settings for long exposures in studio environments.