Just won a new toy, now looking for......

[Dave Starr]

Just won this on the auction site.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...1quQf0w%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Now i need to find a fedora and a card reading "PRESS" to stick in the hat band.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

www.fedora.com

 

[altair]

Just leave it to Chris to come up with an enlightening reply...

Dave, congrats. I'm envious. That Pressman looks pretty clean. Hope everything works. I've been looking for an affordable 4x5 kit, and that camera is on my list.

 

[clogz]

And a fat cigar, just like old Weegee!

 

[BrianShaw]

www.stogie.com???

 

[Dave Starr]

And a fat cigar, just like old Weegee!

I'll call myself Wedgie!

 

[GregY]

Good score Fedora!

 

[Vaughn]

Way fun!

 

[Jeff Kubach]

That is great! Great find.

Jeff

 

[J Drew]

I've always thought Weegee used a black Anniversary Graphic.
Have I been mistaken? JD

 

[brian d]

I think he used more than one specific camera, for instance here he is a pitch man
for a B&J Press

http://www.kpraslowicz.com/2009/10/04/the-burke-james-4x5-press-manual/
But at the same time here he is using a Speedgraphic

Edit;and no fedora either!!!

 

[Steve Smith]

There is a book in our local library which shows him taking shots on film set using a Rolleiflex with a soundproof housing which he made himself.

I think it's this picture: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/tomasutpen/GCW/kubrick_and_weegee.jpg

"Weegee showing an old Rolleiflex to Kubrick on the set of Dr Strangelove."


Steve.


Steve.

 

[Dave Starr]

Camera came, now I need------

The camera arrived today & it's even better looking than the pictures! Lens is clear, shutter seems fine, everything works as it should. NOW - What do I look for in a flash? The lens has the bi-pin connection, and the rangefinder has a metal plate that extends a bit beyond the rangefinder body. I assume this is where a flash would mount? Would a Graflite flash mount there? I'm thinking a flash using bulbs would be the way to go.

 

[brian d]

Yup using bulbs is downright FUN!and the punch they pack can be surprising
Having said that, most of the time I use old Honeywell Strobonars,a 65A and a couple of 600's because the flash bulbs tend to be costly

here is a link to a "bulb" picture I've posted in some other thread on APUG

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[bdial]

Now i need to find a fedora and a card reading "PRESS" to stick in the hat band.

Like this?

 

[Shawn Rahman]

Awesome. If you're gonna do the fedora, you gotta get these as well.

http://www.shoebuy.com/stacy-adams-dayton/921/100542

 

[brian d]

Awesome. If you're gonna do the fedora, you gotta get these as well.

http://www.shoebuy.com/stacy-adams-dayton/921/100542

Darn the largest is still 2 sizes too small