R.B Tele Graflex 4x5

[rjmeyer314]

My first Graflex SLR was an RB Tele Graflex in 3 1/4 x 4 1/4. I brought it about 30 years ago, and it still works just fine. I shot my sister-in-law's wedding with it. It those days you could still get 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 Plus-X Pan, and that's what I used. Since the demise of commercially available film I've been shooting 3 1/4 x 4 (not 4 1/4) Kodak Electron Image Film (I brought a mess of it on Ebay, enough to keep me going the rest of my life). I expose it at ASA 6 and develop it in Diafine. It's very fine grain. One of the best now that Tech Pan is gone. This is more like the film speed used when these cameras were new anyway. You can also find a 120 roll film back for them if you watch Ebay long enough. I have a bunch of other Graflex SLR's, in 3 1/4 x 4 1/4, 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, 4x5, and 5x7. With a little tinkering I've been able to make most of them work. My next project will be to combine parts from two non-working 5x7 Press Graflexes to try to get one working version.

[EdSawyer]

Mdarnton - good points re: flash sync. As long as you in a dark enough environment the 1/5 sec speed should be no real problem.

[jbenedict]

My first Graflex SLR was an RB Tele Graflex in 3 1/4 x 4 1/4. I brought it about 30 years ago, and it still works just fine. I shot my sister-in-law's wedding with it. It those days you could still get 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 Plus-X Pan, and that's what I used. Since the demise of commercially available film

Ilford films are available in 3.25x4.25 on their special for ULF film. The order will be send in sometime in late May, middle June.

If that appeals to anyone, check at this URL:

http://www.ultrafineonline.com/il20ulfprhp4.html

25 sheets is $68 for HP5+ and $65 for FP4+ Kind of expensive but it is fresh and you would avoid having to trim it down from 4x5 in the dark
If people want some fresh film in old sizes, there is about every film size available.

(Limited numbers of odd size roll films.)

[OrbitalGraflex]

I've had good results at far less money than Ilford with Shanghai 100 b&w film in 3.25 x 4.25 size.

[OrbitalGraflex]

Among my Graflex SLR's are both a 4x5 and 3.25x4.25 Tele Graflex in excellent condition. Both still capable of making fine photographs once you get the routine down and take your time.