[LargeFormat] Graphic View II

[Jim Hemenway]

Is English the only language where feet can smell and noses can run?

:-)

Jim


Bob Blakely wrote:

> From: "Jim Brick" <jim at brick.org>
> 
>> ............................I wanted a field camera that was good in 
>> the studio and vice versa.
> 
> 
> You also wanted ...a studio that was good in the field camera?
> 
> Don't you just love English!
> 
> Regards,
> Bob...
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> 
> By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy;
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> - Socrates
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Brick" <jim at brick.org>
> To: <largeformat at f32.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Graphic View II
> 
> 
>> At 11:59 PM 11/15/2005, Stein wrote:
>>
>>
>>>    One final thought. Are Graphic View II's the Dorian Grey of 
>>> monorail cameras? I see examples of them on eBay and they seem 
>>> unaltered despite being over 300 years old. So tempting to get one....
>>>
>>>     Uncle Dick
>>
>>
>>
>> When I started Brooks Institute of Photography, in 1959, you had to 
>> have a 4x5 view camera, six holders, and an incident meter 
>> (Norwood/Sekonic/even Weston). My camera was a Graphic View II, a 
>> Norwood (not the Director), and I believe Riteway holders. I used the 
>> View II for many many years, in my business, before switching to a 
>> Sinar 4x5 and Deardorf 8x10. A number of years ago I sold both for a 
>> Linhof Technikardan as I wanted a field camera that was good in the 
>> studio and vice versa.
>>
>> Jim
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