ethics_gradient
21-Mar-2011, 14:50
I finished CLA'ing the shutter on my Tele-Graflex, the next step of the process is installing a Graflok back, so I can use my Grafmatics/Polaroids/DDS holders on it.
I bought a Speed Graphic back with the intention of cutting it down, drilling out new holes in it to match the back of the Tele-Graflex, and screwing it in in place of the Graflex back, but upon further sizing up of the underside of the Speed back, cutting away enough of the sides to fit it on the back would make it difficult to mount, since much of the underside is hollow.
I also have a 4x5 Gowland Pocket View, and the removable back on that fits where the Graflex goes like a charm (would need a bit of shimming on either side to keep it steady, and a bit of a spacer to make it line up with the ground glass on the top of the camera). I'm not about to drill any holes in that, however. Does anyone know where I might be able to source something of similar dimensions relatively cheaply?
I bought a Speed Graphic back with the intention of cutting it down, drilling out new holes in it to match the back of the Tele-Graflex, and screwing it in in place of the Graflex back, but upon further sizing up of the underside of the Speed back, cutting away enough of the sides to fit it on the back would make it difficult to mount, since much of the underside is hollow.
I also have a 4x5 Gowland Pocket View, and the removable back on that fits where the Graflex goes like a charm (would need a bit of shimming on either side to keep it steady, and a bit of a spacer to make it line up with the ground glass on the top of the camera). I'm not about to drill any holes in that, however. Does anyone know where I might be able to source something of similar dimensions relatively cheaply?