Put pacemaker standard on anny speed graphic?

[walter23]

Is it possible to replace the front standard of an anniversary speed graphic with a pacemaker / crown graphic standard to get front tilt ability?

Or should I just give it up and chase down a pacemaker speed graphic? ;)

[jp]

Mine is setup that way. I bought it that way on ebay. Heck of a time trying to date the camera with a different shutter/body than front standard.

[IanG]

Better still a Super Graphic front standard will fit and gives a lot more movements.

I asked this question last year here and on Graflex.org and was told no way :D Now I have a Super Graphic so tried it, perfect. The standards are inter-changeable but you'll need to get the bellows to fit,

Ian

[jp]

Just an update on mine. I think the front standard on mine is a 1952-53ish vintage pacemaker on a 40's era anniversary. Mine has the anniversary style shutter controls as shown here http://graflex.org/speed-graphic/anniversary-graphic.html, but newer front standard/sportfinder hoop/lens setup.

http://www.f64.nu/photo/tmp/lff/speed/_DSC4515.jpg

http://www.f64.nu/photo/tmp/lff/speed/_DSC4514.jpg

preanniversary definitely has a different track system than the pacemaker. I'm not sure which track system the anniversary has, since I'm not sure which track my camera has here.

[IanG]

That's an Anniversary (and pre-Anniversary) carrying strap, and the Anniversary & Pacemaker trackbed.

The Anniversary model is a half-way point between the early Speed Graphics and the later pacemakers.

Good to see your educating the young :D

Ian

[Jim Jones]

The bed on my Anniversary drops about 30 degrees, while its Pacemaker front standard tilts back only about 18 degrees. This precludes using a wide angle on the front rails with bed dropped on my often modified Anniversary.

[K. Praslowicz]

I've done the conversion to mine as well. If you don't want to fuss with the bellows, you can keep the anniversary bellows/lens board holder-thing and just replace the part of the front that tilts.

http://www.kpraslowicz.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/anny-pacemaker-2.jpg