Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 26, 2015, at 11:16 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > I didn't shoot as much LF, but I liked using the 6 sheet Grafmatics. Went > I went to Maine for the UPAA Symposium in 1989, in addition to my Leica, > Olympus and Realist 3D gear, I took two Grafmatics for my Speed Graphic > (with Tessar & Verito lenses), and they saved a lot of space that holders > would have taken up. But wouldn't you know, when I was set up for my first > shot on the beach at Acadia National Park, the springs on the back of the > camera snapped. I did all my 4x5 shooting holding the ground glass and > Grafmatics against the body with my fingers, hoping there were no light > leaks. I got away with it. > > I still have the 6 sheet holders, plus one of the 12 sheet versions (with > the leather bag that allows the septums to be manipulated). they were super functional low-tech that's for sure. Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist