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| bruiser Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 260 |  Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:18 am Post subject: Folmer Graflex Aero Camera Model A1Hi, I just recently acquired one of these old OD green wooden beasts but it has no lens. Anyone know what lens(es) this came with?? Actually ANY info at all on this camera would be great! It's about a 1928 model serial #15663. Many thanks, Bruce |
| EdWorkman Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 11 | Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:26 pm The UK based Vade Mecum sez B&L made lenses for the US Navy F-1 5x7 8.25 in f4.0 Altimar 10 in f4.5 20 in f5.6 I got a pdf from a web source and it prints out thus F1 5x7 f4.0 8.25in Altimar,f4.5,10in; f5.6 20in so beware of my interpretation |
| EdWorkman Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 11 | Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:32 pm Welllll I'm having a bad day Real trouble with crashing of the browser, forgetting my passwork and neglecting to read the query I read F1 and responded I regret I have no clue about model  A1 |
| bruiser Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 260 | Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:04 pm We all have days like that! I suspect it would be B&L or Kodak, maybe a Schneider. Thanks anyway Ed. Cheers, Bruce |
| Les Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 | Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:44 pm Okay it took a trip from Detroit to LA, (driving all the way) but I found your information: the 1A used a 10" Kodak Anastigmat f4.5 (a re-badged tessar) |
| bruiser Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 260 | Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:39 am Les, you're a champ!! A million thanks to you. Cheers, Bruce |
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