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Kip.duff
Joined: 15 Oct 2021
Posts: 5
PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:27 pm   Post subject: will any Graflex lens board work on my Super Graphic?

will any Graflex lens board work on my Super Graphic?

I need a Copal 0. I don't need the shutter gadgets- just a plain lens board.
45PSS
Joined: 28 Sep 2001
Posts: 4081
PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:32 pm

Pacemaker 4x5 lens boards made from 1947 through 1957 have two bumps top and two bumps bottom for the locks to fit against.
Super Graphics board locks are on the side so these boards will require a shim be put under the locks to keep the board in place.
Pacemaker lens boards made from 1958 to end of production in 1973 have raised portions on the side in addition to the bumps top and bottom. These boards will work fine with no shims.
Super Graphic lens boards were made from 1958 through 1973 and have the electronic release hardware. They are rare.
Kip.duff
Joined: 15 Oct 2021
Posts: 5
PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:18 am

45PSS wrote:
Pacemaker 4x5 lens boards made from 1947 through 1957 have two bumps top and two bumps bottom for the locks to fit against.
Super Graphics board locks are on the side so these boards will require a shim be put under the locks to keep the board in place.
Pacemaker lens boards made from 1958 to end of production in 1973 have raised portions on the side in addition to the bumps top and bottom. These boards will work fine with no shims.
Super Graphic lens boards were made from 1958 through 1973 and have the electronic release hardware. They are rare.

I think I get it. I saw the dimples on the various boards. The Pacemakers you mentioned have bumps on all four edges. Otherwise, I hold out for a Super board or I put some tape on the side edges of other boards so they're pushed firmly back into place.

Thanks so much.
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