Thanks David. I've pretty much decided to keep this camera--warts and all as it seems to be fixable. I spoke to Martin at Marflex today and it looks like the cost of the repairs to the rangefinder...
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Thanks David. I've pretty much decided to keep this camera--warts and all as it seems to be fixable. I spoke to Martin at Marflex today and it looks like the cost of the repairs to the rangefinder...
Yeah, strange. I'd compare the lock and swing capabilities on my Super Speed Graphic, but it's one lock for swing, shift, and movement along the rails, so not exactly the greatest locking mechanism...
Thanks again David (wow, that was quick!)
-Kel
Hey guys,
I'm about to call Marflex to see what it might cost to have a rangefinder repaired because I'm trying to decide if I should send it back to the eBay seller or not. There's just one more...
Sorry, meant rangefinder and not viewfinder.
Update---My husband and I had to work on this together (rare these days)--one with his eye looking through the viewfinder and the other moving the rangefinder lever which is located inside the box of...
My guess, just by looking at the condition of the camera and the fact that the owner was still hanging on to the original box, passport, and little insignia/rope that was attached to the camera when...
Thanks David. That's reassuring to know. I have been watching these for a while on eBay and I see it's tough to find one with all its bits and pieces working, so I was expecting a small thing here...
Well thanks guys. David, unfortunately the rangefinder does nothing when I do what you've suggested. Nice try though. It seems to be disconnected, though I don't know why it would be even if the...
Thank you David. Yes, the cam is in place and that mechanism seems to be working properly. It just doesn't seem to engage the rangefinder. Nothing changes at all when viewing through the...
I just bought a Linhof Super Tech V 4x5 off eBay and the rangefinder doesn't work. I've contacted the seller (100% pos feedback) and he tells me the photographer friend of his who used it (recently...
Wow, I take off for a day and a half, and look at all of the great replies I come back to!
So, both petzvals and rectilinears can lose considerable sharpness toward the edges when wide open, but...
....is there a type that is also a portrait or petzval type? My thinking has been that rectilinear lenses are crisper (or try to be) than the petzvals with that swirly bokeh. I know there is a lot...
Ah, so I see I was on the right track when using a soft and otherwise unused make-up brush to dust mine off before putting that element back in. True, 'tis the chick's approach to what you did with...
BTW, have any of you seen THIS monster on eBay?? Just blows my mind every time I read the literature on it...
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Paul, thanks for the tip. I've been using this tiny snake light led flashlight for focusing with some set-ups I've done recently with my Graflex. The maglight might be a better idea--just take off...
Okay Paul, I'm going to have to try this with a bare bulb tonight when I can get my husband to hold the lens for me as I shoot pictures to post here. Oops, I said "husband" didn't I? I think I may...
Don't know if anyone is still checking in here or not, but when you guys were talking about reflections, I assume you mean what I see in the front and rear elements, right? The reflections in the...
Holy moly, you guys have really planted some seeds here. I get teased sometimes at school about how much time I spend just looking at some of this stuff on eBay, but I'm hooked/fascinated. And so...
Any advice on how to clean this thing? There is some dust inside that I can get to, but I don't want to scratch this very old and otherwise pristine glass.
Oh, and Paul, let me know when you're finished with that camera, okay?? ;)
Thanks folks! I don't know where you guys cames by this info, but good on ya! I wasn't able to find much at all. Guess I'll have to find some books....
Ole: Figuring out the focal length and...
Hey folks,
I recently purchased a Voigtlander & Sohn lens via a live auction at eBay. At first, I thought that when the seller listed it as a 15+ inch lens, I thought he meant focal length and put...