My son picked up one of these this evening.  Hard to find info about
it.
Betax #3 shutter, uncoated.  Came with an old Speed Graphic.
Anyone got a link to some info?

April 28, 2007, from Lloyd Erlick,
I've been looking at my stash of boxed up old
books ... (no guarantees that this formula
works on current materials, or ever did, for

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ansel21apr21,0,3958588.story?coll=la-hom
e-headlines
Cheers,
Alan

I just picked up a Graphic View I (base tilts) and fell in
love with its Art Deco Look. Camera seems to be in fairly
good shape, at least not bad for 60 years old(!), bellows
good but it needs a few parts to complete and a few minor

    I am new to this group. I have just been bitten by the large format
bug. I  have a camerz dsl camera. It has a electronic lens and I was
wondering if anyone has any information on it. I've searched the
internet to no avail. I am attempting to modify it and any information

HELLO GOOGLE. THIS IS STEVE CATALDI. CATALDI.STEVE@GMAIL.COM. I WAS
WONDERING HOW I COULD START A SMALL PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS WITH YOU? I
HAVE 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO USE YOU AS A GUIDE. THANK
YOU. REGARDS. STEVE

Just got one of these, what with the LE-2(2) designation? It is a 4.5,
10inch (254mm) lens, it has coated optics. The box it came in states
it was manufactured in 04/56 and that it was made for the US
Army(signal corps). I have seen a type of wollensak lenses, but I am

I axed* a question in the thread above that wasn't answered, so hoping
to get a response here.
Since the crux of this whole discussion is a difference of a whole *one
third of a stop*, my question was, and is, isn't this too

Does anyone have any trade photographic publications from around the turn of
the century, or up to the First World War from R&J Beck Opticians Ltd of 68
Cornhill London?
I need information on the covering power of their No3 Biplanat, of 6" focus.

Just spreading the word regarding the first Festival of the Photograph
held in Charlottesville, VA June 7th-9th. Here is a press release:
LOOK3, a Three-Day "Festival of the Photograph"
To Transform Charlottesville, Virginia

I have a Calumet Orbit and it is missing those gizmos which resemble
little 1 inch long tapes with a D ring at the end that are glued to the
bellows and enable you to take in the bellows so that it doesn't sag
when you are using a short bellows draw.

I'll be flying next month to LA (from NYC). I have a Deardorff 8x10
which I carry in an F64 bag. I'm thinking of checking it through in a
suitcase. I'll also be taking my Pentax 6x7, hopefully in the same
suitacase.  I have several questions about this:

I've found these URLs to be helpful for those interestes in general
photography, from scenic to pets:
http://www.photo.net
http://www.photosight.org