[LargeFormat] 5x7 Press Graflex
Jim Hemenway
largeformat@f32.net
Tue Jan 20 17:27:27 2004
Hi Rich:
I had my 4x5 Super D Graphlex rebuilt by Steve Grimes just a few months
before he died... and my understanding is that Fred Lustig in Nevada has
suffered a stroke.
So... I don't know who to recommend except to say that Mike Zack in
Providence did a great job recently on a 2x3 Speed Graphic, which I had
purchased bent and non-working at a flea market. This included
straightening out the front standard, fixing a very badly mangled
rangefinder, and cleaning and adjusting the front Kodak made shutter. I
don't know if he'll do a Graphlex... you might want to call him.
Zacks Camera Repair - We do the impossible.
791 Hope Street Providence, RI 02906
(401) 2-REPAIR (401-273-7247)
zackscamerarepair.biz
The only thing that I can find wrong with Mike is that he's one of those
misguided Republicans.
Jim
tripspud wrote:
> Hi Jim!
>
> It's a really sweet optic, like wow! BTW, I'm
> considering having the 5x7 Press Graflex repaired.
> Anyone recommond?
>
> Mainly, it's the spring tensioning set. It's not
> catching, slipping. I think I wound it too far back
> to try to get to the lowest number via turning the
> knob and working the release as it already would
> not unwind fully. But I messed it more.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rich
>
> Jim Hemenway wrote:
>
>
>>Rich:
>>
>>I don't know how old they are but think that they go back to the early
>>1900s.
>>
>>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>>
>>tripspud wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi Philip!
>>>
>>> Is this an older lens, like before WWII?
>>>
>>>Rich
>>>
>>>philip lambert wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Is it a practical alternative to take several photos with a more
>>>>realistically priced wide angle lens and stitch them together digitally? PL
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "LNPhoto" <LNPhoto@twmi.rr.com>
>>>>To: "f32" <largeformat@f32.net>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 4:23 AM
>>>>Subject: [LargeFormat] a nice lens for 11x14
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I thought this might interest Jim Hemenway
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.cliveruss.com/classiclns/hypergon150/hypergon.html
>>>>>
>>>>
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