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foto_ras · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 16

I'm new in this place, but I'd like to inform the Forum that a website on Graflex Crown is now available in italian. Informations, suggestions, advices (even on such elementary topics as "how to load the film"...) are given, helped by photos etc. Well, you know, Graflex cameras and particularly Crown and Speed are almost unknown in Italy, so, as "a proud owner" of both of them, I tried to do my best to disseminate some basic knowledge, based mainly on my practical experience, using a language more familiar to potential "Graflex addicted". Of course, the Graflex website and this Forum is linked (I learned so much from it!). Your opinion is welcome !

The URL is http://digilander.libero.it/foto_ras/ .

Thanks for your attention.
Roberto

45PSS · Joined: 28 Sep 2001 Posts: 4081

Very nice professional site. If only I could read Italian and verify the information....

, I bet its correct. Feel free to translate any of my posts to assist in answering any questions that may arrise.

foto_ras · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 16

Thanks for your comment! No doubt I'll use your posts and any else in case of need, giving the credits to the author.
At this time, I'm trying to replace the 3V small lamp for "night focusing" (in a Crown with top rangefinder) with a laser beam and the image of an arrow. OK, maybe it works: it's just for fun.

Regards.

Roberto.

pv17vv · Joined: 22 Dec 2001 Posts: 255

Bellissimo !!!

tsgrimm · Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 158

Google will translate from Italian. Just copy the URL and paste it in their search box.

The URL for the translated page is just tooooo long to post here.

Discpad · Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 81

The English text for the links page is here

And the English text for the Home Page is here

May I suggest you add information on David Burnett to your Links page? I recommend Which Camera Does This Pro Use? It Depends on the Shot published in the New York Times. Also, the two minute movie on his covering the 2004 Presidential campaign shows off his talents with a Speed Graphic & Aero-Ektar.

EDIT (12/6/07) Movie URL fixed.

Hope this helps!

Discpad · Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 81

Bravo on putting the Not the serial number list into PDF format here!

foto_ras · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 16

To Discpad:
Thanks for your appreciation. I'll add the link to the article by D. Burnett, but the link you gave for the movie seems not working and goes only to the main page of photo.net. I'll try to find an exact link and, to avoid misplacements in future versions of photo.net, my intention would be to store the movie (if not very very large) on the server for my website, giving also the link to the right place in photo.net . I don't think it's a copyrigth infirigement, isn't it ?
Thanks for your suggestion.

foto_ras

foto_ras · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 16

Discpad wrote:

May I suggest you add information on David Burnett to your Links page? I recommend Which Camera Does This Pro Use? It Depends on the Shot published in the New York Times. Also, the two minute movie on his covering the 2004 Presidential campaign shows off his talents with a Speed Graphic & Aero-Ektar.

Hope this helps!

Done. In two pages: http://digilander.libero.it/foto_ras/achi_acosa.htm and http://digilander.libero.it/foto_ras/camera_links.htm .
Thanks again.

Discpad · Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 81

Roberto, you can find out more on David Burnett in this Washington Post article about him at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/040226.htm

Burnett's awesome portfolio is at:
http://www.davidburnett.com/portfolio.html

The NYTimes movie about Burnett and his Speed Graphic is at:
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2005/06/07/technology/20050605_BURNETT_AUDIOSS.html