Great LF book, 'Graphic Graflex Photography' "The Master Book for the Larger Camera"

I heard of this book elsewhere on this forum.

Got one today. Perfect condition, $16 delivered. 438 pages

Any beginner should have one. It is packed with extremely important information and is nothing like any modern book. It is better, by far than any other LF book I have bought.

'Graphic Graflex Photography', by Morgan and Lester

"The Master Book for the Larger Camera"

Lot's of great pics, text, ads and examples. Includes darkroom process and design.

Read this instead of endlessly searching the Internet for snippets of data.

This book is really all you need! it is not out of date.

Which edition do you have?

7th edition, 1946, 3rd printing.

I wanted a post war one, but they were in worse condition and more money.

This one has interesting wartime comments.

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Originally Posted by Dan Fromm

Which edition do you have?

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You want the last and best, the eleventh. I have the first and tenth.

Sure, I did not even see an 11th during a search. I still read books.

What do you need?

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Originally Posted by Dan Fromm

You want the last and best, the eleventh. I have the first and tenth.

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I misread your post.

I'll look for 11th.

Most sellers are claiming the 10th is the last edition.

Thanks for the tip.

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Originally Posted by Randy Moe

Sure, I did not even see an 11th during a search. I still read books.

What do you need?

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Maybe I was the guy who turned you on to that book. I know I mentioned it in some post or another. I found mine to be very helpful.

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Originally Posted by Randy Moe

I heard of this book elsewhere on this forum.

Got one today. Perfect condition, $16 delivered. 438 pages

Any beginner should have one. It is packed with extremely important information and is nothing like any modern book. It is better, by far than any other LF book I have bought.

'Graphic Graflex Photography', by Morgan and Lester

"The Master Book for the Larger Camera"

Lot's of great pics, text, ads and examples. Includes darkroom process and design.

Read this instead of endlessly searching the Internet for snippets of data.

This book is really all you need! it is not out of date.

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You are correct, premortho, twas you. Thank you!

I am finding old photo books are far better than new ones.

Sergei turned me on to William Mortensen and I bought 2 on models.

Maybe we need a reading list, but who reads? I wish I could also have them all electronically, as I tend to get buried in books and magazines. I have had to clean out the stacks many times over the years.

This book is a secret treasure, well written and illustrated.

And I like Speed Graphics, but anybody reading this, please that ignore that, as the book is applicable to any LF camera of any size.

I also located the 11th edition, but my book budget is done for the month.

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Originally Posted by premortho

Maybe I was the guy who turned you on to that book. I know I mentioned it in some post or another. I found mine to be very helpful.

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Since you're looking, look for Photographic Principles and Practices by Neblette, and Photographic Facts and Formulas by Wall & Jordan ---I think they make nice compliments to Graphic Graflex Photography:)

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Originally Posted by John Kasaian

Since you're looking, look for Photographic Principles and Practices by Neblette, and Photographic Facts and Formulas by Wall & Jordan ---I think they make nice compliments to Graphic Graflex Photography:)

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Hi John,

Excellent suggestions! I have both; Neblette was my guide as a teenager, and I still refer to him fifty years later.