Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 4/17/01 12:06 AM, Dante A. Stella at dante@umich.edu wrote: > Truly incredible. How do you operate a Speed Graphic that fast?! > Any interesting double exposures? The truly incredible grafmatic back! Six sheets of film in a cartridge that you cha-chunk like a Remington shotgun to bring the next sheet of film up. After all six sheets are exposed the thing locks solid so you can't double expose. I have five of them = 30 sheets. I can fire off six sheets in 30 seconds! Then about 20 seconds to change magazines. i carry all the magazines in cargo pockets on my pants (you need a pretty strong belt). These things are fiendish! There are details on graflex.org (plus a cable release taped to a hammerhead flash so I can fire the shutter with my right thumb while I focus and cock the shutter with my right hand) No double exposures at all! Still a long way to go with learning to use this equipment but amazing potential. The real texas Leica! - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com