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

[Jan-Peter]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Dropping the bed on a Graphic looks like this:

 

[Jan-Peter]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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