Hi all,
I want to play Weegee and Burnett and Galli, and I have decided to get a Pacemaker Speed Graphic. When I first got into 4x5 I initially disparaged these cameras for their lack of movements. How stupid of me. Their versatility is astonishing!
Anyway, I have a couple of questions that I was hoping you could answer:
1. If I obtained a speed with the top-mounted Graflex rangefinder and had a cam made for the Aero-Ektar, would there be any improvement in focusing accuracy over the Kalart rangefinder?
2. Do you know anyone who can perform extensive repair on these classic cameras (other than Fred Lustig)? I’m thinking of a good cleaning and overhaul of the focal plane shutter and rangefinder. Also, if I end up with the top rangefinder, I will need a couple of cams, and I might even have a Kalart rangefinder installed. I was thinking of skgrimes but I’m not sure how knowledgeable they are with Graflex. And yes, I know there are instructions for most of these tasks, but I’m too lazy to do them myself, and I want the utmost precision.
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