Sold Graflex Graphic View II 4x5 Monorail Camera Outfit

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Movements are standard for a monorail-type view camera:

Front standard only:
- Rise and fall (3 5/8")

Both Standards:
- Shift (5/8")
- Tilt (26°)
- Swing (12°)

The Graphic View II has a maximum bellows extension of 12", and a minimum of 3 1/2". The distinctive red bellows (made of some sort of coated canvas?) are not designed for removal or replacement; there were a few of the View Graphic cameras made with black bellows for the US Military (and released to consumers near the end of the View II run.)[4]

A matching bellows lens hood was made to be attached to the front standard, it was hinged and could be swung up for access to the lens/shutter.

Backs

The Graphic View was available with both the Graflex back and spring back. Graflok backs are not original to the Graphic View, but have been retrofitted in some cases. The Graphic View is easy to change from Landscape to Portrait: simply remove the back and re-attach in the desired orientation. The only size made in both models was 4×5 inch.

This outfit includes the following items:

- Graphic View 4x5 Monorail camera body
- Three (3) lensboards
- Lens hood
- Tripod mount
- Shutter release cable
- Eight (8) 4x5 cut film holders (a $50 value on their own!)
- Extra Ground Glass back

LENSES AND SHUTTERS ARE LISTED SEPARATELY!

$75 + S/H
(24x16x14, 24 lbs, from zip code 47401)
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NOTE: S/H can be high because small sellers like myself don't qualify for the discounts that large companies can get.
 

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MarkS

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Such a handsome Streamline Moderne design. These are good cameras that somehow get even less love than the Calumet CC-400 cameras- but I don't know why.
This is a screaming deal for anyone- even more so if you want to try large format.
Somebody grab this!
 
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Seconding!

We had a Graphic View II as the workhorse main camera in my parents' studio. It was used essentially daily for over 50 years and is still in great shape. (It's out in the garage right now.) These things are seriously well built, gorgeous examples of 40s industrial design that are really capable shooters!
 
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