I got my first Graflex -- a Pacemaker 23 -- about a year and a half ago. What took me so long? An incredible camera with the possibility to use fabulous lenses!

A few of those mid-century nuggets from the House of Eastman:

#1, "whispers in the garden..."


#2, "next to nothing..."


#3, "march of the worm heads..."


#4, "dance with frangipani..."


#5, "garden clamor..."


All images Pacemaker Crown 23, RH-10 rollfilm back, on Neopan 400 in PMK pyro. Lens key, including "camerosity" date code:

#1: 100mm f/3.5 Ektar (EE/1944, remounted from Medalist I)

#2: 101mm f/4.5 Ektar (ES/1947)

#3: 105mm f/4.5 Kodak Anastigmat (EY/1940)

#4: 105mm f/3.7 Ektar (RA/1952), handheld

#5: 127mm f/4.5 Kodak Anastigmat (EY/1940)

(Mostly I use the small Graflex handheld. But this selection happens to be tripod mounted unless noted otherwise.)

No point in any of this, just "what you see is what you get"!

Good lenses = nice picts.

Very nice! It's not the gear that makes the photo, it's the photographer. I like them all.