[pure-silver] Re: Speaking Of Graflex
- From: "bobkiss @caribsurf.com" <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:33:10 -0400
I think the plural of septum is septa.
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:16 AM, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Efner" <hfefner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 2:48 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Speaking Of Graflex
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> Well there is always Ye Olde Grafmatic back - held, I think, 10 or 12
> shots of 4x5 film. If you could find one, no telling how many light leaks
> there are in the leather bellows that let you change film septums. ;-)
> Howard Efner
> de KF5RGU
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> You are thinking of the magazine made for the old Graflex locking
> back. I beleive these hald 12 films. The Graflex Grafmatic is an all-metal
> magazine that holds 6 sheets of cut film in metal septums (septae?). The
> holder is arranged so that when the handle is slid the front sheet is moved
> around to the back. There is a counter on the side and when all films are
> exposed it locks. There are no light leaks. They have a dark slide but
> its not the same size as the usual Graflex film holder and are often
> missing.
> Grafmatic holders were made for all sizes of Speed and Crown Graphics
> and to fit both Graflex and Graflok backs. The two backs are different.
> Because of the thickness of the holder it doesn't work well in the old
> spring type Graphic back although I think the last generation of all-metal
> Graphic backs will accept the Graflok version.
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> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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