Does a 75mm wide angle lens fit my Crown Graphic 4x5

Jan-Peter · Feb 9, 2015

Hi, dear friends;

about a year ago I got hold of a very nice Laborator 138 C in perfect condition and also a Graflex, Crown Graphic 4x5. I habe three Fujinon lenses: 105mm, 150mm and 250mm.

My question: Will a 75mm with Copal 0 fit the Crown Graphic for landscape photography without extras?

Looking forward to your experiences! - Many Thanks!

Jan-Peter

Ian Grant · Feb 9, 2015

Yes. I've used my 75mm f8 Super Angulon on mine once or twice on my Crown Graphic, it's a bit fiddly and you need to drop the front bed but it's not difficult to work with.

Ian

dex · Feb 9, 2015

Ian Grant said:
Yes. I've used my 75mm f8 Super Angulon on mine once or twice on my Crown Graphic, it's a bit fiddly and you need to drop the front bed but it's not difficult to work with.

Ian

I have used a 65 mm lens with a flat board on my CG. As mentioned, you do need to drop the bed.

Jan-Peter · Feb 9, 2015

Thanks, Ian and Dex so far;

what do you mean with "dropping the front bed"? - Do you mean to lower the front bed as a slight angle that it allows - or is it anything else, more sophisticated? - Do I have space enough to lower the front bed for infinity distance?

Excuse me to call again.

Jan-Peter

djdister · Feb 9, 2015

Dropping the bed on a Graphic looks like this:

Jan-Peter · Feb 9, 2015

Thansk, DJ Dister;

now I know what is ment: I have to lower the front bed - however the lens remains in the rear bed. The front bed is lowered because of the wider angle not to interfere with the picture I want to take.

Thanks a lot for this explanation!

Jan-Peter

shutterfinger · Feb 9, 2015

what do you mean with "dropping the front bed"?

http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/graflex_4.html

Will a 75mm with Copal 0 fit the Crown Graphic for landscape photography without extras?

Physically yes. The lens image circle determines whether it covers the format or not. You have to try it or look up the lens specifications to find out. The shutter size only affects the physical mounting.

Jan-Peter · Feb 9, 2015

Thanks, shutter-finger;

this really is great help, indeed! - Thanks for this link; I will try to somehow copy this. - It explains a lot of thinks that was not known or not really known to me. - The diagrams are very helpful indeed - particularly on prolonging exposing times!

Jan-Peter

shutterfinger · Feb 9, 2015

On camera eccentric site you click on the small image on the left a page at a time then right click and select "save image as" in the larger right image on Windows OS.

Then there is http://www.graflex.org/ and http://www.southbristolviews.com/ then the graflex manuals link in the left plane.

Jan-Peter · Feb 10, 2015

Thanks a lot, shutter-finger;

that again was great help, particularly the download for the Grafmatic Repair Manual! - I think I have to put one of my Grafmatics apart and see for the light-seal?!

Jan-Peter

shutterfinger · Feb 10, 2015

They are called cutoff in the service manual.
See: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Does a 75mm wide angle lens fit my Crown Graphic 4x5

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