Graflex Graphic View
A friend gifted me a really olde Graflex camera a year or so ago. This got me back into large format photography. I have kidded him on an occasion or two that this was in retaliation for getting him back into ham radio a number of years before that. So far, I do not believe he has disputed my thoughts on this matter. ROFLMAO
The trunk it came with was pretty decrepit looking, but the camera itself is in excellent condition.
The camera is a fairly rigid, tank of a machine. Well constructed and dating back to the late 40's and early 50's. The beautiful red bellows is without holes or any type of damage.
Name Badge and ground glass.
There were several lens boards included in the kit, which also included a battered time-worn original trunk. I machined a relief in the back of the lens board to accommodate the larger required hole and to thin out the plate.
Mounted Lens. Camera on its first outing at the Lost Dutchman State park, Superstition Mountain in the background. While most of my large format work will be with the wooden Tachihara, I will keep this one for use that is better suited for its design.