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Micah in NC · Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 94 Location: North Carolina

Hi folks,

I just got my Graflarger in the mail yesterday. It works! I plugged it in and the Aristo Cold Lite head turned on instantly with a flick of the switch. (And yes, the green glow is somewhat eery...)

Anyway, this 4x5 Graflarger came with a negative carrier and that's all. No kurled coin-slot screws, no L-brackets, both of which are mentioned in the Graflarger manual, and both of which are needed (according to the manual) when installing it on a Graphic-back Graflex.

I can probably make my own L-brackets, but I don't know exactly where they go. Does someone have a photo of the Graflarger installed on a Graphic (spring) back camera?

Thanks in advance,
Micah in NC

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

Not having owned a Graflarger, I'm just guessing here, but I suspect they replace the springs from the spring back.

Now, somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but if you've got the camera pointing down and the spring back removed, I would think you could be able to lay the neg holder down and lay the light on top and start printing. As long as your not a complete clutz and or live in California during earthquake season, I don't see whrer the light is going to jump off and fall.

Les

45PSS · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:51 am Post subject:

Its ALWAYS earthquake season in California.

My graflarger is in storage, and I don't own a spring back graflex.
Remove spring back from camera body, springs from body; attach "L" bracket where springs were. Sit Graflarger on camera, there should be matching holes in side of graflarger to match with "L" brackets. Mount camera/graflarger on a tripod, tilt to 90⁰ and print.
I'll bet a Medium Starbucks Coffee I'm in the ballpark.
Charles
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[ This Message was edited by: 45PSS on 2003-12-19 19:58 ]

Micah in NC · Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 94 Location: North Carolina

Les, Charles,

Well, that makes sense! I will try it Les's way, for starters, and if that doesn't seem sturdy/steady enough for my taste, I'll see if I can come up with some L brackets for the rig.

I may be able to get around the brackets by using large rubber bands or short pieces of bungee straps or such to firmly clamp the Graflarger to the camera back.

Thanks for the help!

--Micah in NC