[rollei_list] Re: 4x5
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:49:41 -0800
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From: "Thor Legvold" <tlegvold@xxxxxx>
To: <rolleiusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:19 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] 4x5
One of the other things I had wanted to try out in my
copious free time (ha!), was shooting 4x5.
I inherited a Crown Graphic a few years ago and figured that
would be the perfect platform with which to try it out. Not
as fiddly as a view camera, but still allowing a basic
minimum of movements and adjustments, as well as a slow way
of working, focusing on the groundglass, etc. Small and
light and easy to carry.
After pulling it out last night to familiarize myself with
it, it turns out that it’s a “Century Graphic”, but
unfortunately in 2x3 size, not 4x5. Oh well.
There was a rollfilm adapter included with is, as well as
sheet film holders, but I don’t see any point in fiddling
with sheets in almost the same size as what I currently
shoot (6x6, 2x3 is almost the same as 6x7cm), nor do 2x3
sheets seem readily available even if I did want to try it
out.
For the time being, I’ll stick with MF.
Hope everyone has a Happy New Year celebration!
Chhers,
Thor
The Century is a neat little camera. It was the first
camera to have the Graflok type back and I think all have an
Ektalite field lens. The body is plastic and it was
intended to be an economy model but is nonetheless a good
camera. The camera was offered with a triplet type lens but
could be had with Kodak Ektars. It was made simultaneously
with the 2x3 Pacemaker series Speed and Crown graphics. You
can find more information at:
http://www.graflex.org
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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