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Brownie Flash Six-20, shutter release cable modification
Finally, the Flash Six-20 is more hip & useful than the non-flash models!
The 620 cameras use easily re-spooled 120 film. However, there is only one "snapshot" speed & the "bulb" setting requires the operator to hold the button down for the duration of the exposure.
With no provision for a shutter release cable, longer exposures pretty much can't escape camera shake.
The Flash Six-20 has on its front threaded mounts for the flash attachment. These mounts are unpowered (batteries are in the flash unit), & one is almost directly under the shutter release button.
The flash mount under the shutter button is perfect for attaching a bracket for a shutter release cable.
The bracket is a 2" x 3/4" piece of mild-ish aluminum cut from an aluminum door push plate bought at Home Depot.
It's bent 90 degrees in the middle, & the locations for the holes for the attachment screw & the shutter cable are marked.
The attachment screw is just one I had around that matched the thread of the flash attachment. The hole in the aluminum is drilled large enough to admit the screw. There's a small lockwasher under the screw head to keep it from turning easily when attached.
The hole for the shutter release cable is more difficult because the thread of a shutter release cable is tapered.
Drill the hole large enough to admit the first row of threads on the cable. Thread the cable on until it stops. Grab with vise grips the gnurled section of the cable above its threads, then turn the aluminum bracket carefully to thread it down into the soft aluminum.
Easily attached, easily removed, long exposures on tripod or flat surface can be easily made by switching to "B", pressing the cable button, & using the cable stop on the cable release to keep the camera button depressed as long as desired.
Brownie Flash Six-20, shutter release cable modification
Finally, the Flash Six-20 is more hip & useful than the non-flash models!
The 620 cameras use easily re-spooled 120 film. However, there is only one "snapshot" speed & the "bulb" setting requires the operator to hold the button down for the duration of the exposure.
With no provision for a shutter release cable, longer exposures pretty much can't escape camera shake.
The Flash Six-20 has on its front threaded mounts for the flash attachment. These mounts are unpowered (batteries are in the flash unit), & one is almost directly under the shutter release button.
The flash mount under the shutter button is perfect for attaching a bracket for a shutter release cable.
The bracket is a 2" x 3/4" piece of mild-ish aluminum cut from an aluminum door push plate bought at Home Depot.
It's bent 90 degrees in the middle, & the locations for the holes for the attachment screw & the shutter cable are marked.
The attachment screw is just one I had around that matched the thread of the flash attachment. The hole in the aluminum is drilled large enough to admit the screw. There's a small lockwasher under the screw head to keep it from turning easily when attached.
The hole for the shutter release cable is more difficult because the thread of a shutter release cable is tapered.
Drill the hole large enough to admit the first row of threads on the cable. Thread the cable on until it stops. Grab with vise grips the gnurled section of the cable above its threads, then turn the aluminum bracket carefully to thread it down into the soft aluminum.
Easily attached, easily removed, long exposures on tripod or flat surface can be easily made by switching to "B", pressing the cable button, & using the cable stop on the cable release to keep the camera button depressed as long as desired.