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bbjorkum
Joined: 14 Aug 2007
Posts: 8
PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:22 am   Post subject: Series D curtain

My 4x5 Series D curtain just gave in to old age. Come to think of it, the number of slits should be the same in both Series B, Series D, Super D and Speed Graphic? I haven't compared, but could it be that the curtains are interchangeable save for the tension shaft? Could I glue a Pacemaker Speed Graphic curtain to the Series D shafts?
Billy Canuck
Joined: 04 Apr 2006
Posts: 165
PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:33 pm

According to Morgan and Lester's Graphic Graflex Photography, the shutter curtain on the Graflex SLRs is slightly longer than that on the Speed Graphic. It might be possible with some improvising to adapt a Graphic curtain, but I'm not sure about that.
DHF845
Joined: 20 Jul 2008
Posts: 103
PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:46 am   Post subject: series D curtain

RB Series B, RB Series D, curtains of same film size would work. A curtain for a non-RB model or Graphic won't. It's not long enough to cover the vertical dimension of the format (5 inches tall). 4x5 Super D had the 'simplified' shutter, may not interchange. Ask Bert Saunders, he'll know what will work.
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