[pure-silver] Re: RB Graflex
- From: Bill Stephenson <photographica@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 03:17:49 -0500
Not boring at all, Gene. It's great to hear of another "oldie" still
serving its purpose. Keep the enthusiasm!
-Bill
On Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at 09:48 PM, Gene Johnson wrote:
> 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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