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FA: I call this a Medium / Large Format Hybrid Camera, but it's really a . . .
Crown Graphic camera that shoots 6 X 9 film in sheet film holders or
in a roll film holder. I call this a "hybrid" camera because while 6 X 9 is considered largest-size medium format, you are not locked into roll film as with other MF cameras. This camera also shoots SHEET FILM like a large format camera. In other words, you can expose and process each sheet of film individually in trays or tanks -- can you say "Zone System?" 6 X 9 film is available in 400 ASA emulsions (I use Ilford and Arista) This camera does not have a focal-plane shutter like a Speed Graphic, which makes it lighter. I use it as a view camera, focusing on the ground glass and exposing with the lens' shutter. It can also be hand-held, (hey, it was designed to be) and has a working range-finder. It does not have a strap, but one could easily be added -- brackets are present. This camera is especially great for travelling. You don't have to look like a pack-mule carrying tons of equipment when visiting friends and relatives. When folded up, this camera is only 6 inches tall, 6 inches wide and 3 inches thick. You can pack your entire photography kit except tripod -- camera, lenses, a dozen film holders, a roll-film back, filters, etc. in one easily-carried case. This camera is in excellent condition. It has the desirable Graphloc back and spring-loaded viewing hood. The back does not revolve -- you use a side-tripod hole to shoot vertical shots. Bellows are light-tight. The lens is a 103mm Graflex Trioptar mounted on a black lensboard -- very spiffy. Speeds are from 1/10 to 1/200 with B and T, and sound right on. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7555886735 |
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