Show your SPEED GRAPHICs!

[Corran]

Oooh, I like that color Wayne.

[Doug Herta]

I don't have a problem with collecting Graphics... I can stop at any time....

The Speed Graphic's serial number and lens both appear to indicate 1946:



The side rangefinder Crown Graphic dates to around 1953 and the top rangefinder to 1958-59:



The Super Graphic is from around 1958, and the Super Speed Graphic probably around 1962:



I use all of them, but my favorite one to use is probably the top rangefinder Crown Graphic. The top rangefinder is easy to see through and in low light you can press a button to shine a split beam that helps focus.

The Speed Graphic has a regular spring back so it is not compatible with the Fuji instant holder or the Grafmatic holders. I tried putting in longer screws to hold the spring back further back to use thicker holders, but since I have obtained the other cameras which have Graflock backs it is not a big deal any more. Like most cameras of this age, the silvering in the split finder mirrors for the rangefinder has faded so it is hard to focus. It is the total Weegee camera setup:

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The Super Graphics are really fun, but I have jury-rigged ill-fitting Chinese batteries to power the internal solenoid. They are pretty dependable with the way I have them set up, but it is not optimal. Proper sized 22.5 volt Eveready 412 equivalent batteries are still available, but 2 at $25 EACH to power up one camera is a bit much. There was a guy on Flickr who was designing an alternate to the 412 batteries - it used modern batteries in series to come up with the voltage and a case the would work correctly with the location of the contacts in the confines of the battery area on the camera. I may pick up where he left off.

[Old-N-Feeble]

Interesting. A new film format. Who'd have expected one to pop up in a discussion of cameras that haven't been made for quite a while?

2.25" x 3.25", OnF, 6x9 in metric.

Thanks for the correction, DF.

[WayneStevenson]

Oooh, I like that color Wayne.

Thanks. It was a pain in the ass to re-skin it. But I'm glad I did it.

[Michael Cienfuegos]

I'm not sure if I have a problem or not. (My GF accused me of being a pack rat)

My 2x3, 3x4 and 4x5 Speeds:



My 4x5 Speeds:

[Michael Cienfuegos]

They're harder to find than for 2x3cm or 4x5in but Graflex/Singer made them for 3x4in Graflok... if you have a Graflok back. Just be patient and keep looking.

I haven't seen one for a Graflok back, but I do have one 3x4 Speed with a Graflex back. I can use my bag mag on that one.

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[djdister]

I'm not sure if I have a problem or not. (My GF accused me of being a pack rat)

My 2x3, 3x4 and 4x5 Speeds:

Mama Graphic, Baby Graphic, and Papa Graphic...

[dodphotography]

Anyone willing to send a Pacemaker 4x5 my way? As long as the bellows are tight and the rear focal shutter works I am happy!

[Bill_1856]

Great Thread!
(Do other members of the Graflex family count (such as Crown Graphics)?

[jp]

I'm enjoying this. (I have a preanniversary, WWII era anniversary pacemaker frankenstein, and a normal pacemaker that is used only for a big lens shutter.)