mattk
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Well, I found a Speed Graphic on craigslist the other day listed with a Caltar Pro 210/6.1 lens. Turns out the lens says "Made in Germany" which I believe makes it a Schneider Xenar. The price I paid was what I thought would be good just for the lens. The individual who owned the camera before me didn't exactly take care of it (the focal plane shutter is gone, bellows are iffy, and the leatherette covering look terrible. Judging from the camera I thought the lens would be a basket case! The lens turns out to be in great shape and the shutter is spot on with polaroids. I decided that with the Graphlock(sp?) back and mostly solid construction this camera deserves more than a trip to the trash bin. I will post some pictures of the restoration process when I get a chance. Cameraleather.com is limited in their offerings for the size of material I need so it looks like black leatherette will be the covering. Anyone else tackle one of these jobs?