Hi, I am the very proud and excited owner of a Speed Graphic. I am guessing it's an anniversary, since everything (rails and such) are all black.
I want to use the tilt of the lens, but cannot find out how to do it. I see now way in which it could tilt either. I can drop the bed however, which was designed for use with wide angle lenses (according to the manual) so that the bed would not be in the picture. But dropping of the bed should be done in combination with tilting the lens. That's why I was expecting my Speed Graphic to have the tilt function.

Am I doing something wrong?

No, you are not doing something wrong, the Anniversary does not have tilt.

Upward tilt of the front standard was added in the Pacemaker models in addition to the rise, shift & bed drop that was previously available on the SGs. They added down tilt & swing on the Super Graphic.

If you have an earlier camera, you can replace the front upright with one from a Pacemaker. I did this very recently. This will only gain the up tilt, but that may be enough for you.

Eventually, I hope to get my hands on a Super Graphic front and see if I can get it to fit my Anniversary Speed Graphic as well.

William

Hmmm thanks.... I will see if I can live without tilt.. Is it difficult to find a front upricght with tilt?

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