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| Did a death hasten the transition from Graflex to Speed G | |
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| makingKODAKfilm@yahoo.com Joined: 15 Nov 2019 Posts: 1 |  Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:23 am Post subject: Did a death hasten the transition from Graflex to Speed GCan anyone document this? "When a New York Times photgrapher was killed covering a race because his face was in the focusing hood and he did not see an oncoming car a New York Times directive was issued: No more Graflexes so the Speed Graphic was adopted." Bob Shanebrook |
| 45PSS Joined: 28 Sep 2001 Posts: 4081 | Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:47 am Take a look at the home page tpoic Cameras. https://graflex.org/cameras/ You will find that Graflex SLR's were made from sometime in the 1800's (start date not known but likely 1893 or 1894) until 1957 for the 4x5 RB Super D and 1963 for the 3x4 RB Super B possibly a typo for Super D under the Major Products List: https://graflex.org/graflex-products-list.html The Graphic Camera list https://graflex.org/speed-graphic/graphic-models.html shows Speed Graphics from 1912 to 1970. The reported introduction of the Speed Grahic was from a press photographer who wanted a camera of the type. Good old demand provoked the supply. The Speed Graphics are so good that you can put the lens to your eye, think of a scene, trip the shutter, and get a perfectly exposed negative of tha scene youwere imagining.  |
| Henry Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 1662 | Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:25 pm Why is the link in OP's post dead? |
| peter k Joined: 26 Dec 2009 Posts: 207 | Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:26 am try this http://www.makingkodakfilm.com/ |
| Henry Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 1662 | Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:31 am Thanks! But curious that the author himself doesn't even give the correct URL! Makes one wonder.... |
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