Friggen Grafmatics!!

Robert Hall · Oct 4, 2006

Mark Layne said:
Ok Ron
Since you're so fluent maybe you can tell me what the warning on the handle of my VW camper pop up top says. 'Sicht Nicht Fart Benutzen"
Mark

It makes perfect sence: Don't use this while driving!

jacobus · Oct 8, 2006

Robert,
your translation is correct, whereas the original isn't. In proper German it should read: "Bitte nicht während der Fahrt benutzen!"

Eric Rose · Oct 8, 2006

jacobus said:
There you'll find a pdf-file of the service manual:
www.southbristolviews.com/pics/Graphic/manual-pdf/grafmatic45service.pdf
Hope it helps

Page 3 is missing. The very page that goes thru trouble shooting and adjusting!

jacobus · Oct 8, 2006

It is page 2 that's missing. But if you go back to that very informative website you'll be rewarded by a complete Grafmatic23 service manual in pdf-file which actually includes the chapter on trouble shooting.

My thanks to all people who spend a lot of their time by scanning and providing otherwise lost information for our common benefit !!!

Eric Rose · Oct 8, 2006

jacobus said:
It is page 2 that's missing. But if you go back to that very informative website you'll be rewarded by a complete Grafmatic23 service manual in pdf-file which actually includes the chapter on trouble shooting.

My thanks to all people who spend a lot of their time by scanning and providing otherwise lost information for our common benefit !!!

Thanks for the tip. If you try and click on the links provided there is a rather nasty little note that comes up. I guess he doesn't want to share anymore. Of course anyone with half a clue can get around it .....

Photo Engineer · Oct 8, 2006

To Brian and Mark;

I took 2 years of German nearly 40 years ago, and have only used it for translating scientific articles, so it is very very rusty. I can read just a bit of it, but not much. I've forgotten most of the languages I've studied through disuse.

I do remember though that we always stuck in a few umlauts for good measure just to tweak our professor.

PE

Prospero · Oct 8, 2006

TimVermont said:
... Then lube the edges of each septum with Pedro's ice wax applied with a cloth. Lube the slide with a tiny drop of Pedro's syn lube on each side, wipe off the excess. ...

Sounds like a great idea, but don't think I've seen these products in Australia - can you tell me what the intended use is, and if possible what the constituents are? That may help find an equivalent.

buze · Oct 9, 2006

I lubricated mine using strategic application of graphite powder. It's now a lot smoother to operate. For the septums I checked them and the ones that had a bend (the top right side is a lot more fragile it seems) I restored by taping them gently between two wooden blocks.
I'm very happy with the Grafmatic, so I went out and picked another one for $38

TimVermont · Oct 9, 2006

Stewart Skelt said:
Sounds like a great idea, but don't think I've seen these products in Australia - can you tell me what the intended use is, and if possible what the constituents are? That may help find an equivalent.

Hi Stewart,

Pedro's products are for bicycles. (www.pedros.com) I've had great luck with ice wax and syn lube on my grafmatics.

jstraw · May 2, 2007

If I put a grafmatic in my Zone VI, it's sufficiently thick that it spreads the back farther than the bail can. The springs are VERY tight in this arrangement. Should I worry about how much pressure this places on the screws that hold the back all together?

rwyoung · May 2, 2007

jstraw said:
If I put a grafmatic in my Zone VI, it's sufficiently thick that it spreads the back farther than the bail can. The springs are VERY tight in this arrangement. Should I worry about how much pressure this places on the screws that hold the back all together?

It might be OK short term but you will eventually screw up the springs.

Graphmatics better suited for use on a Graphmatic back, i.e. the two sliding rails and their two "teeth", above and below (horzontal holder orientation) that clip into the grooves on the sids of the holder. Best example is of course on the back of a Graphic (Pacemaker, Crown, etc). Remove the ground glass back and these slides let you clip a Graphmatic back right on (or a roll back or Polaroid 545 or the average 2 sheet holder). But of course now you are scale or viewfinder focusing...

If your Zone VI doesn't already have such slide locks, I'd be willing to bet somebody either sells them or there is a way of adapting them onto your camera's back.

jstraw · May 2, 2007

Thanks Robert.

Friggen Grafmatics!!

Privacy & Transparency

Privacy & Transparency