[LargeFormat] A New Toy

[Les Newcomer]

I've used Lexol, armor all and renassiance wax on mine.  I'm pretty sure
they are leather, but lexol leaves the leather a bit tacky, so i follow wit=
h
Renassiance wax which is nothing more than Petrol based museum wax  aka
"microcrystiline wax"  The press photographers that will admit to actually
doing anything to their cameras used a GOOD shoe polish (usually gotten fro=
m
the shine boy on the corner)

If you can give me the serial number I know somebody that can give you a
better idea of when it was made.

les

> From: "Pete Caluori" <pcaluori@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
> Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 20:14:34
> To: largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: [LargeFormat] A New Toy
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> Greetings,
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> Over the past few months, I'd been thinking (that's my first mistake) abo=
ut
> building a small, fixed focus 4x5/5x7 for portable/handheld use.  Knowing
> that I've got a million other things to do with limited time, this is
> something that would take me quite some time to accomplish.  Then on a wh=
im,
> I stumbled across a 4x5 Speed Graphic, of which I=92m now the proud owner. =
 I
> made a few exposures this past weekend and I=92m quite surprised at how sha=
rp
> a hand held 1/50th sec. exposure can be.
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> In the past I=92ve used Lexol to treat leather bellows, but I=92m not quite s=
ure
> the bellows on this camera is leather.  The model I have was made between
> 1947 and 1955.  Does anyone know if it=92s leather, or how I could check?
> Better yet, how should I treat it as it=92s a bit dry.
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> I also acquired a Grafmatic holder in the transaction and it=92s interestin=
g.
> It=92s smaller than Fuji=92s QuickChange and operates a bit differently, give=
n
> it doesn=92t have a removable film cartridge.  The one good thing, it can b=
e
> operated while wearing gloves, where the Fuji can=92t.
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> Thanks!
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> Regards, Pete
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