Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was always an RH-8 heretic with a Century Graphic... so I understand some of this... Johnny Deadman wrote: > 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