There were a number of 4x5 Graflex models. Depending on the model, the shortest original lenses focal lengths range from 6 3/8" to 10". 5x7 Graflexes came, depending on the model, with standard lenses from 8 1/2" to 10".
I don't know whether anyone has tried it, but one way to get a shorter than usual lens to focus on a Graflex is to remove the bellows and replace it with set of telescoping sliding boxes. I'm not sure how much this will gain, doing the job will ruin the camera for other uses.
I've tried a retrophoto lens on my 2x3 Speed Graphic, 1.75"/2.8 Elcan. It just covers 6x6, isn't that good a lens and absolutely can't be used on my 2x3 RB Ser. B.
Century Precision Optics, now a division of Schneider, made, probably still makes, afocal wide angle attachments for cine and TV cameras. I've used the Canon equivalent on several cine cameras, got terrible results on Nikkors for my Nikon SLRs. If I had to shoot with a wide angle lens on a Graflex SLR I'd talk things over with Century.
Good luck with your experiments. I don't mean to discourage you at all, you're trying to do something that's a little difficult.
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