Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A Speed Graphic. Now that's a great camer!. Fix it with a screw driver in the trenches!! I plan in the future to do some work with one. I heard it described as a mahogany box which floats! Ever tested that?!? Found this!!!: http://photo.net/photo/speed-graphic.html Manufacturer Graflex,Inc. Rochester, NY (1947-1970) Original Manufacturer's List Price $250 (1947)- $500 (1970) Typical Asking Price (1996) $150-$500 Body Construction Mahogany and Metal Body Covering XXX Morocco Leather (early), Leatherette (later) Also http://www.graflex.org/ On 7/25/13 2:48 AM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Mark Rabiner OFFERED: > >>>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Mark Rabiner > >> I'm I'm looking it up and reading this crazy thing about Rueters giving >> their photographers Canon cameras but the stringers use their own which >> could be other brands. Really I had no deal you worked for a place and >> they >> gave you cameras. Except special remote controll setups for the >> Olympics.<<<<<< > > Hi Mark, > When I acquired my first newspaper photog job I had only seen Speedgraphic > cameras in the movies or during the odd previous gathering of some news > kind > of event and these cameras were.... "The Newsphotographers camera!" Like > it or > leave it. > > So when I started someone handed me a new Speed Graphic, some graphmatics > for > the film and all the instructions were? "Hey Ted, here's your camera, look > after it as it's the only one you are going to get!" Then I went in a back > room and learned how it worked. :-) Oh and all the techie crap of > today?????? > In those days it was our KISS SIMPLE! :-) "Cock shutter, focus lens, click! > THAT WAS IT!" :-) > > And dang it worked very well! Of course it was the bag of flash bulbs you > had > to carry around was a bit of a bind! :-) But you got over it as it was the > greatest job in the world being a... "NEWSPAPER NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER ON STAFF > AND > YOU GOT INTO ALL THE NEAT AND COOL THINGS ABOUT THE CITY!" :-) > > Aw it was all so simple a life! Loved it! :-) > > cheers, > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer