Rediculous Question...

[Pawlowski6132]

Sorry but, can a Graflex 4x5 be used hand held?

I assume so but...

[eddie]

yes, an SLR, speed or crown. that is what they were made for.

[Glenn Thoreson]

Certainly. Some models are more easily managed than others, but yes. Case in point: Torkel Korlimg was a photographer who did lots of fine portraits. He used a 5X7 Graflex with an absolutly huge flash monstrosity hand held. For little tykes, he would crawl around on the floor with the thing, waiting for junior to hit the perfect pose. I can't imagine doing that.

[Walter Calahan]

Most people do, but your results may very.

[arunrajmohan]

Absolutely, that is why they are called press camera.
See also,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/ny...3polaroid.html

[Vaughn]

A hand-held image.

Speed Graphic, using the focal plane shutter and a magnifying glass lens. Type 55.

Alex -- last game of the season.

[Ash]

Yea but remember depth of field is so shallow on 5x4 that if you sway when you hold the camera, you may lose focus

[Carsten Wolff]

(sigh) have you googled e.g. "Weegee"....or "David Burnett" etc. yet?..... PRESS camera says it all, dunnit?

[Emmanuel BIGLER]

The grafmatic film holder was probably designed for hand-held use of press cameras, certainly not for studio use !

[Ash]

but carsten, i thought 'press' was short for 'press the shutter'!

not all graflex are press cameras