Tag Archives: large format

some Graflex stuff from the rim

Toronto. Ken Metcalf of Graflex History fame down in North Carolina, wrote me recently saying in part, “… Pacific Rim does have a lot of Graflex catalogs and other literature. …”. Be patient, these are large files. A slowish server … Continue reading

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ur a Dorf my dear ….

Toronto. Issue 18-1, back in 1992, featured a lengthy copyrighted article by Ken Hough called, “Deardorff Designed Cameras, A Short History”. Ken’s fully illustrated article gives a fine overview of this famous name in photographic history. He begins his article … Continue reading

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Graflex Historic Quarterly 1-24 (Graflex Journal)

Toronto. My friend Ken Metcalf down in North Carolina sent me a note saying the first edition of the GHQ for 2024 is out. Earlier issues are on the GHQ web site. You can also link to the organization’s website … Continue reading

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YAR (yet another rangefinder)

Toronto. Graflex had a great line of large format cameras, ruggedly made, and very popular. Many professional news and street photographers used one of the cameras day or night. One perceived shortfall was the lack of a means to focus … Continue reading

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