I have a friend who still plays with his 4X5 tele-graflex once in a while --- they are fun cameras. I have my grandfather's 2X3 speed graphic, but haven't cut/loaded any film for it. Now that I think about it, my first serious camera was a 2X3 Crown Graphic. The Linhof was probably a Technica - my daughter still uses her 4X5 Technica IV when she's serious about an image.
On Dec 30, 2007 11:53 AM, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are 4 x 5 Graflexes still around? I think they go back to the flash powder > days. The newspaper used an Omega D2 enlarger, a Linhof view (don't > remember the film size), 4 x 5 Speed Graphics, Leicas, and Rollieflexes > during the late 1940s when I worked there as a teenager. > Luckily the editor told me I should find some other line of work since I was > one of the worst photographers he'd ever seen. He was right but it was > still fun; darkroom/enlarger work especially. We went out on the downtown > streets and asked people the "question of the day" and took their picture > for the daily column. I've often wondered why newspapers quit doing that. > The editor said it was good for circulation since it got ordinary people > personally involved. > Gerry -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
