Posted by Carl R Vogt on March 17, 2001 at 04:37:44:
In Reply to: I bought a Graflex and have questions-Please Help posted by Mary Campbell on March 16, 2001 at 18:59:24:1. The Top Mounted Rangefinder
has a "Rangelight". This was to help focus the camer in a dim light
situation. Stand about 8-10 feet from a white wall in a darkened
room. Press the red button, you sould see 2 spots on the wall.
Adjust the focus untill the spots converge, the camera should be in
proper focus...
2. The pop up circle is really the "rear peepsight" for the "Open
Frame Finder" (sports finder,) to use it you need to raise the open
frame located on the top of the lens board frame assembly. (looks
like a spring)With your thumb and index finger squeeze the sides of
the extndible frame and lift upwards. Now you should have a wire
frame out front with the raised peep
sight in the rear. Look through the peep and the frame will define
the picture area. The peepsight adjusts up and down to correct for
prallax...
3.The Flash, (short answer) Make sure you have fresh batteries in
the flash handle (like a flashlight) connect the Sync cord from the
shutter (the two brass posts)to one of the AC plugs on the flash
handle shutter(Shutter) make sure the shutter is set to "M". Insert
a flash bulb (assuming you have a later model)just push the bulb
into the socket,(the silver button on back "pops" the used bulbs
out. Trip the shutter and the flash bulb should go off. With the
correct sync cord you can use and electronic flash with the shutter
set to "X".
A good book is "Graphic Graflex Photography"
by Morgan and Lester can often be found on Ebay Auctions
Hope this helps
Carl
: Third, what do you do with the little
: pop up circle above the ground glass that
: hides below the rangefinder?
: And fourth, my camera came with a complete
: flash unit and bulbs but I am 22 years old
: and it is so far before my time that
: I don't know how to put it together and
: work it. (My parents are getting a good
: laugh about this, but they don't know
: enough about cameras to explain what
: you do with it and I was raised on
: electronic units.) Could someone please
: help?
: Any answers to the above would be greatly
: appriciated.
: Thank You,
: Mary Campbell
:
: button and got the lights to go on, but
: I can't figure out how to focus with the
: darn thing.