Hi All,
My wife bought me a Graflex speedgraphic pre-anniversary 4x5 camera.
I'm ashamed to say I have no idea how to use it!
It appears to be functional, complete with a CarlZeiss Tessar 1:4.5 lens on a lens plate that says COMPUR on it (sorry if this is irrelavent inforation). The shutter speed disc on the front ranges from 1 second to 1/200.
I've figured out how to set the aperature, open the shutter for viewing o the back plate, move the bellows to focus the image and trip the shutter (there does not appear to be a place for a shutter release cord).
However, I have no idea what the knobs (a tension number crank and another thumb screw below it that can go from 2 to 6 ?!) on the right side of the camera are for or how to even load film.
I'd like to give this thing a try (she paid a pretty penny for it) and would greatly appreciate your help. I'm afraid I'll start pulling and pushing on things and break an otherwise fine camera.
Thanks!
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