[LargeFormat] Speed Graphic 2x3

[philip.lambert]

Thanks Les, you are a mine of information.  My Century 2x3 has a grey body,
red bellows and a minimum lens panel to Beattie screen of 35mm.  I am
tempted to experiment with something very wide. At the moment I am wondering
how to contrive a recessed lens panel for the 47mm so as to ease the
compression of the bellows to permit more rising front. Protrusions from the
shutter such as the cable socket make difficulties. The lensboard must be
one of the smallest ever on a rollfilm camera..... Does anybody sell the
metal lensboards with the folded edges?
Philip

From: "Les Newcomer"
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Speed Graphic 2x3


> There were several decorative models of the Century 2x3 (technically not a
> Speed Graphic since it lacks the 1/1000th shutter speed of the FPS)  but
I'm
> not aware of any physical changes between the models other than the color
of
> the leatherette (black, grey, red) and the color of the bellows  (black ,
> red)
>
> Graflex is well known for giving contradictory information and this is a
> classic case in point.  In one table they show the Century 2x3 being
capable of using (and I
> inferred "limited to") a 2 1/2" (65mm) lens.
>
> But on another table they list the flange focus as only 1 3/8"  or
according
> to my c1930 slide rule--35.5mm  Unless you are using a retro-focus* lens
the
> nodal point  (the point where the focal lenght is measured from) is
usually
> BEHIND the flange and therefore SHORTER than the flange distance.
>