Posted by David on April 30, 2001 at 09:47:35:
I just got my hands on a Graflex Super Graphic 45 in
awesome shape. An old
friend say me shooting at a wedding and told me he had
an old camera
gathering dust in his garage. Anyway, here I am
looking at a large format
camera for the first time. I shoot mainly 35mm, b &
w. I roll, develope
and print my own stuff usually. I also tinker with a
Richomatic 225 Medium
format camera I picked up last year.
Does anyone have any tips, or experience with this
camera? I'm anxious to
try it out. It has all sorts of great accessories
including a polariod
back, a 220 back, and lots of film holder including a
Grafmatic film holder
that looks like it will hold 6 sheets. It even has
the original manuals
which I've already read. It's probably been +20 years
since this camera was
used last. It appears in great shape. I'm thinking
about cleaning it up
myself since it really looks like all it neads is a
good wiping down. Any
thoughts?
My first thoughts are to try some landscapes as a
test. I don't have a
seperate light meter so I was thinking about using my
35mm for the meter.
Any and all other helpful advice will be appriciated.
Thanks.