Posted by Gilles Langlois on August 16, 2000 at 18:14:28:
In Reply to: New to medium format. Questions about getting started. posted by Joe on August 16, 2000 at 08:01:56:
Hi!If you're only interested in roll film photography,maybe you should think going for a Graflex XL which is a non-reflex medium format camera who accept different Universal back like the Graflex "23" for 6X9 format.For a Crown Graphic the best Polaroid back is the 545 and if you can the 545i which is an improved version.Calumet are doing roll film back that fit in any old or new spring back camera.For the Polaroid films depending what you want to do.there's the choice of black and white or colorThe only one I ever used was the type 59, 60 sec.dev.time and 80 ISO but if you're shooting a lot of slides and use the Polaroid just for proof,there's an other film(can't remember the #)who is 100 ISO 90 sec. dev. time that is more suitable because it match the 100 ISO that is use with the regular slides films.Hope all this helpfull,Gil.: I am interested in finding the right Graflex camera. Is there one that takes 120 film which will give me a 6x9 format? (I suppose it depends on the back attached to the camera, correct?) Also, if I got, say, a Crown Graphic, what model of Polaroid back does it take and what is the model number of film to use in it? I've never worked with polaroid, but I think it would be a lot of fun to with this type of camera. One last question, if I got an earlier model speed graphic *without* the Graflok back, does Calumet really make a back that will attach to it that enables me to use 120 rollfilm? Thanks!