Point & Shoot 4x5

I have a Super Graphic with normal 135mm Optar, 90mm Angulon, 270mm Arton.
What I want to end up with is basically a 4x5 point & shoot so I can change
a lens, change a cam, move infinity stops and go. Now I only have the 135
cam and lensboard. Can I get cams made for the 90 & 270? Where can I get
lensboards? I haven't seen any on ebay lately.

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"geo" wrote in message . ..
I have a Super Graphic with normal 135mm Optar, 90mm Angulon, 270mm Arton.
What I want to end up with is basically a 4x5 point & shoot so I can change
a lens, change a cam, move infinity stops and go. Now I only have the 135
cam and lensboard. Can I get cams made for the 90 & 270? Where can I get
lensboards? I haven't seen any on ebay lately.

Try Jim at Midwest Photo Exchange, www.mpex.com

Steve

Cams used to be available for most popular focal lengths. Search out the
Graflex camera repair sites. The same goes for the infinity stops. The
Graphic infinity stops fold down and out of the way, so it is possible to
mount more than one set at a time.

"geo" wrote in message
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I have a Super Graphic with normal 135mm Optar, 90mm Angulon, 270mm Arton.
What I want to end up with is basically a 4x5 point & shoot so I can
change
a lens, change a cam, move infinity stops and go. Now I only have the 135
cam and lensboard. Can I get cams made for the 90 & 270? Where can I get
lensboards? I haven't seen any on ebay lately.

--
George Dubya Bush: Halliburton's Monica Lewinsky

geo wrote:
I have a Super Graphic with normal 135mm Optar, 90mm Angulon, 270mm Arton.
What I want to end up with is basically a 4x5 point & shoot so I can change
a lens, change a cam, move infinity stops and go. Now I only have the 135
cam and lensboard. Can I get cams made for the 90 & 270? Where can I get
lensboards? I haven't seen any on ebay lately.

Until you find the cams, try scale focusing. Use the Ground glass with
each lens to make a footage scale for each lens on the bed. Use the
existing range finder and the 135mm scale to get the distance then look
at the other scales you have pre-marked and set the appropriate hand
made one to the same footage. This will work excellently.

I used to shoot news photos with a crown. When changing lenses we never
had time to change the cams - takes way too long. So we didn't even buy
them. Just be sure to stop down as much as hand holding will allow.

You should be able to find the stops, but if not just mark where the
lens standard is supposed to go. You will find a lot of old news
graphics that have the beds marked up, scratched up and taped over for
these reasons. Don't over look the sports finder either - it does work.