Posted by BERT on November 08, 2000 at 19:21:18:
In Reply to: Graflex AUTO / Home Portrait,Big Bertha posted by Larry Tudor on November 08, 2000 at 08:46:02:: It's pretty confusing to identify those old
: cameras.What is an Auto?And what the word is standing
: for?Can you have a R.B. Auto?A series B Auto?A series D
: Auto?A Super D Auto?....Also,Have you ever seen
: somewhere a Home Portrait for s-a-l-e or a Big
: Bertha?Thanks for your help.
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"Auto" was a model--most older ones had fixed
Graflex back--newer ones had RB (rotating back)
(Graflex)and a drop bed, long bellows, 1:1
capabilities--"B" was a model---"D" was a model
Both different from the "Auto"
The Home Portrait is a rare one, seldom see them
There are no Auto A/B/D series--the RB Auto had the longest
lifespan--1909/1941--you
need to find a Richard Paine "A Review of Graflex"--it's the best
reference for these cameras