Posted by jay best on March 22, 2001 at 08:41:54:
In Reply to: Re: Graflex Bag Mag Peculiarities posted by BERT on February 16, 2001 at 19:55:22:: : I took delivery today of a box of old 4x5 Graflex bag
: : magazines. I noticed a couple odd things about them that
: : piqued my curiosity. I thought someone here might know
: : the answers.
: : While inspecting them I noticed all of them at one
time
: : had a nickel taped to the upper right back of the #12
: : septum. (Only one of them had the nickel still extant,
: : 1947 Jefferson to be exact.) Would I be correct to
: : assume they were there to give a tactile signal to the
: : photographer when he hit the last frame of the magazine?
: : Or is there some other reason for them?
: : Also, every one of the magazine's had the little door
: : over the red window removed. Was this a common practice,
: : or was the assembly just so fragile that it was often
: : broken off in use? Just how important is that little
: : door to keep the film from fogging? I guess I could
: : always put a piece of gaffers tape over it if necessary.
: : Any old press corps shooters out there have the
answers?
: : My years in the newspaper business started with the
: : Nikon F3HP so bag mags are a few decades before my time.
:
Thanks,<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
: Dick---The nickle was not ofted used, but some of
: the newspaper photogs of the day used all sorts of
: tricks to "FEEL" the last septum as it was being
: transfered>>>>>and the door over the red lens on
the back was part of the Bag Mag, and was there to
: keep fogging to a minimum--apparently the fellow
: who used these holders was a fellow who drew from
: the hip, shot first, asked questions later!!!
Dick - Any interest in parting with one of your box of bag mags - I
am in need of one as a backup. Thanks for your attention - Jay
Best