A couple of years ago I was really wanting to be able to see my framed image the right way around using my Crown - I like allot of image control when framing my shots and started looking for solutions. Many of the reflex viewers out there were very expensive to begin with but there didn't seem to be anything that suited the Crown or Speed Graphic cameras.

Still determined to find a solution, I found through further research that the Polaroid MP4 Viewer from a 70's Polaroid Copy Stand - with some small modification to the snap pins ( filing! ) - would actually just fit! Then I spent allot of time hunting the net for a secondhand sample and eventually scored for a pittance of the cost of most standard Reflex Viewers. Got it out of the box and did the necessary filing and bingo, she fit. I have been able to shoot through the viewer off the ground glass with everything the right way round for some time now and it's fantastic.

Here's shots of it on a friends Speed and what it looks like out of the box when I bought it.





So for those wondering, there is a viewer that can work for a Graflex.

Best, Simon.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: SimonW on 2006-09-08 11:23 ]</font>

Have I stated the obvious somehow?

Hi Simon,

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On 2006-09-12 21:20, SimonW wrote: Have I stated the obvious somehow?

I don't think it's that obvious - could be that there's not much traffic lately.

Anyway, congratulations on a very ingenious solution

No doubt, the price of those used Polaroid viewers is bound to go up

Regards,

Denis