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Vintage Metal · Joined: 28 Jul 2010 Posts: 1

Yep, im new, so is the Hobby. Been doing alot of reading to figure this stuff out.

I was recently given a nice Graflex Crown Graphics Graflok camera, a nice Yashica MAT 24G, and the simple Ansco Shur Shot, all 120 film carriers.

Im very excited to get into it and start taking BW photos. I am into Hot rods and Classics and I hope to take this new effort to the car shows. Im also looking to get into developing my own film as well using a developing drum and dark bag.

Not too sure where to go with this...but I hope to find all the info here that I need, and maybe progress forward into newer and different aspects of the hobby.

Here is the collection I was fortunate to pick up.

Billy Canuck · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 165 Location: Calgary AB Canada

Hello V. Metal,
You'll find a wealth of info on this website. Mike Butkus also has a scan of the complete official user's manual for the Pacemaker Crown and Speed at this link:
http://www.cameramanuals.org/prof_pdf/graphic_pacemaster_speed_crown.pdf
He asks for a contribution of $3, very reasonable.
Since you have a 2x3 Pacemaker Crown with Graflok back, it's worthwhile to look for a rollfilm holder. 2x3 sheet film is fiddly to use, expensive and only available in a few b&w emulsions. 120 rollfilm OTOH is still easy to find and comes in a good selection of color negative and b&w emulsions.
There always seem to be Graphic rollfilm holders for the 2x3 Graflok backs on the famous auction site. They usually go for $100 or so and come in 3 frame sizes: 6x9 cm (8 exp. to a roll), 6x7 (10 exp.) and 6x6 (12 exp.)
I have a Crown just like yours with all 3 rollfilm holders. It's a wonderful medium-format camera, and 6X9 negatives blow up to the common commercial 4x6 in. prints without cropping.

Henry · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject:

crainier · Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 4 Location: New York

Hello- I need help. I have just recently purchased a Crown Graflex Graphic and a barrell lens ( Kodak Aero 178MM ) Does this camera work with this lens. Is there a rear shutter on this camera - and if so how does it work with this lens

Thank-you for getting back to me

CR

Dan Fromm · Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2146 Location: New Jersey

No.

No.

Since there isn't it doesn't.

One solution.

Buy a 4x5 Pacemaker Speed Graphic and then buy an adapter to mount the lens on it. Jo Lommen (http://www.xs4all.nl/~lommen9/) sells 'em, www.skgrimes.com can make one for you. I have no connection with either.

I don't believe front-mounting will work with this lens.

Before you spend any more money, read the FAQs on this site. Look before you leap again.

C. Henry · Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:33 am Post subject:

CR

Crown Graphic cameras do not have the rear shutter.
Barrel mounted lenses will not work without a rear shutter except with extremely slow emulsions where a lens cap can be used as a shutter for looooong (whole seconds not fractions of a second) exposures.

C. Henry