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swaitjd · Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Florida

Do these two cameras use the same lens boards? I am interested in buying a Speed Graphic body (for forward tilt movements) and use the same lenses I currently use on my Crown.

THanks for any help!

Joffre

vic valis · Joined: 21 Nov 2001 Posts: 247 Location: San Francisco

Your lens boards will be interchangable assuming you use the same format and the Speed Graphic you get is a Pacemeker model. And I may even be wrong about the format part (I've only ever owned 4x5s). The Pacemaker Speed and Crown Graphics are the same, with the exception of the Crown's lack of focal plane shutter. Earlier models used wooden lens boards that would not be interchangable.

jeff

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jdman · Joined: 13 May 2001 Posts: 302 Location: Midwest

Wait a minute,the pacemaker crown, and pacmaker speed should have the same front end, and you will gain nothing in the speed that the crown does not have except a rear shutter. Or did I miss something. Russ

Les · Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 Location: Detroit, MI

Crowns have the same forward tilt as Pacemaker Speeds, unless it's been modified.

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swaitjd · Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Florida

Thanks, all, for the responses!

Les,
Thanks for the heads up there! So which body has forward tilt at the front end AND uses the same lens board as the Crown?

Joffre

Dan Fromm · Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2120 Location: New Jersey

45PSS · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 9:26 pm Post subject:

The super graphic/super speed graphic.

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Les · Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 Location: Detroit, MI

Okay I mis-spoke. Pacemakers have only BACKWARD tilt unless it's been modified. You can effect FORWARD tilt by dropping the bed and not correcting completely, but the necessary rise to get the lens back to zero and the lens standard position maybe be problematic.

The Super Speed Graphic and The Super Graphic has both forward and backward tilt and takes the same lensboard----sort of.

Before the Supers came along Pacemaker boards had only 4 raised dots, two onthe top and two on the bottom. The Supers have the slide locks on the side, so when they were introduced they modified the board slightly by adding 4 more raised dots for the sides. These board will fit both the Pace and the Super. The earlier versions will fit the Super but may rattle a bit. A thin cardboard shim will bring it back to normal.

Sorry for the confusion.

les