[pure-silver] RB Graflex
- From: "Gene Johnson" <genej2@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:48:31 -0800
I'm so jazzed. I've been working on an old 3x4 RB Graflex for a few weeks. I
went through the key mechanicals and made sure that the focus on the
groundglass was in synch with the film plane and so forth. Cleaned and lubed
the Shutter innards, checked for light leaks, the usual stuff. No attention to
cosmetics at all. I decided today I'd give it a test with a graflex 6x9 roll
back and a really crappy looking 20's vintage Kodak anastigmat with a thin ring
of separation on the rear group. Holy smoke! A picture of the valley below my
house looks like it came out of my Koni-Omega! Really sharp and surprisingly
good contrast at f8. I figured that focal plane shutter would make the image
all blurred with vibration and it couldn't be any good. I'd heard that the
Graflex backs didn't hold the film flat and weren't any good. Man was I wrong.
It's also surprisingly user friendly. I'm planning to use it for portraits
under hot lights, but I think I'll be using it quite a bit for other stuff too.
I have another old RB Tele hulk in 4x5 that will soon be put into action!
Sorry to bore everyone. I'm all excited :)
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