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Subject: [Leica] HELP Graflex RB tele Graflex D
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri May 9 08:27:16 2008
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Ric,

I inherited an old Pre-Anniversary Speed which I have never used.  Your 
explanation is as clear as I have seen for the use of the curtain controls. 
Thanks.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] HELP Graflex RB tele Graflex D


>I don't have my old speed in front of me, but if i remember correctly,  you 
>use the thing that looks like a clock winder to move slits into  position. 
>shutter release moves that slit across the film plane and  moves the next 
>into position. They are all on a single continuous roll  of curtain. a 
>letter pops up in the little window telling you which  slit is set to fire 
>next
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> the small metal knob changes spring tension
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> use the little table of letter/number combinations to determine  shutter 
> speed.
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> Ric Carter
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> On May 9, 2008, at 1:29 AM, mak@teleport.com wrote:
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>> Know this is a Leica list...can anyone help me understand how to 
>> increase slit width? Graflex.org no help thanks mak@teleport.com
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