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Rb series B 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 camera question (updated w/photo)

 
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Creditman55



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2024 12:21 pm    Post subject: Rb series B 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 camera question (updated w/photo) Reply with quote
I recently picked up a rb series b camera in working order. It needed a cleaning, but the shutter is intact and working.

I have downloaded the manual so I know all the parts on the camera, except one.

Between the rb release plunger and the mirror setting lever there is a small item that I can't find in any manual. It is held on by 2 screws and is about 1/4 inch in diameter and height. There seems to be a button that rotates in the sleeve.

Does anyone have an idea what this is, and how it is used? If I can figure out how to upload an image on this site, I will. (I'm new here, but not new to cameras)

Richard
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Dan Fromm



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2024 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Interesting. My 2x3 RB Ser. B doesn't have it.
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Creditman55



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2024 4:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I haven't seen it on any other camera photo! Unique! It may be an addition to mount some accessory.
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William Hallett



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My 4x5 B Graflex does not have this either.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could be a broken off flash port. Unscrew it and see what is behind it
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Dan Fromm



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
jerryg wrote:
Could be a broken off flash port. Unscrew it and see what is behind it


Good thought, but ...

My post-WW II 2x3 RB Ser. B has no flash terminal.

This https://www.cameramanuals.org/pdf_files/graflex_series_b.pdf older user manual doesn't mention flash, shows no flash terminal.

This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ_GupEFyFQ video, likewise.
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