Roll film for 2x3 Busch Pressman

[Dan Fromm]

Jo, the Pressman is not the same size as a 2x3 Graphic. Its been a long time since I checked to see whether a 2x3 Graflok back would fit the Pressman I used to own, but if I recall correctly the opening in the back of the Pressman is a little lower and somewhat wider than the opening in the back of a 2x3 Graphic. Are you SURE your procedure will work on a Pressman?

Also, please correct what your site says about the Adapt-A-Roll 620. These holders will feed perfectly well from a 120 spool but must take up on a 620 spool. So film does not have to be respooled from a 120 spool to a 620 to be used in an AAR. It does, however, make sense to respool exposed film back to a 120 spool because labs rarely return film spools and 620s are not that easy to find.

It is indeed possible to respool fresh film from a 120 to a 620 for loading in an AAR, but since the holder will feed from a 120 doing so makes, I think, no sense at all. Medalist, respool; AAR 620, don't bother.

Cheers,

Dan

[Jo Lommen]

Hello Dan,

I’m Dutch and English is not my nature tongue, so I easily can misunderstand your comment.
But I’m afraid we are talking about different things. While you’re suggesting I meant to use a Graflok back, I’m talking about the viewing hood.
I tried to make clear on my site, that it is really easy to adapt or mount a “23” Graphic Roll Holder to the back of a Graflex spring back, by unscrewing the viewing hood from the spring back and mounting a Roll Holder, using two home made clips. I tried that also with a Busch Pressman. After reading your comments, I instantly used my screwdriver and checked it out again. It definitely works! However I can’t check whether it is light tight or not, but I can’t see why not.
The clips need to be “tailor made” for the Pressman back. My Graflex clips don’t fit 100% properly, due to the position of the screw holes. It’s obvious that one has to experiment a bit to get to a satisfactory result.



As for your comment to the Adapt a Roll, I’ll check that also and correct these mistakes.

Thank you for your positive remarks.

Best Regards

Jo Lommen.

[Dan Fromm]

Jo, thanks for your reply. I'm sure your english is better than mine, since you learned it properly in school. On the other hand, any utterance by a native speaker is, by definition, grammatical.

I wasn't suggesting that you said anything about using a Graflok back. I clearly misunderstood your directions to mean "completely remove the back" but now I see that you mean "remove the focusing panel." That's very different.

Interesting and most useful news that the trick works with a Pressman.

Its one drawback is that when the focusing panel has been replaced by a roll holder focusing on the ground glass is unavailable. Not a problem for those whose camera has a rangefinder and who shoot only a normal lens at distances no closer than the RF can measure. A big problem for those who do macro work or want to use, um, abnormal lenses.

Cheers,

Dan