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bruiser · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:07 am Post subject:

I will post some PH-47-J photos when I get home from work.

Cheers,
Bruce

bruiser · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:11 am Post subject:

I agree with Laurent (willysmb) about shipping outside the US. There are a lot of collectors out there in the big wide world!! Ship USPS priority mail international (has tracking) and be sensible about accepting bids from some countries!!

Now here are the pics of my PH-47-J, with black Supermatic shutter, Ektar 127mm RCxxxx, so I'm guessing the body is late 1950 and lens early '51.

http://photo.coffsbiz.com/PH-47-Ja.jpg
http://photo.coffsbiz.com/PH-47-Jb.jpg
http://photo.coffsbiz.com/PH-47-Jc.jpg
http://photo.coffsbiz.com/PH-47-Jd.jpg
http://photo.coffsbiz.com/PH-47-Je.jpg
http://photo.coffsbiz.com/PH-47-Jf.jpg

Hope you can see how the shutter tripping mechanism works.

Cheers,
Bruce

P. Lynn Miller · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 31 Location: Sydney, Australia

Stupid question... but the black KE-12(1) does not have 'speed bumps'. Were the 'speed bumps' only on the Anniversary cameras... so this is a black Pacemaker?

Did I just reveal my immense ignorance...
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bruiser · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:33 am Post subject:

Hi fellow Aussie Lynn!

Yes the KE-12(1) is a Pacemaker Speed, that and the earlier PH-47-H and PH-47-J. The very early (1942-45) PH versions E and F are Anniversary models.

Cheers,
Bruce

verben1 · Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 21 Location: Philadelphia

I tried the link they would not work .
oopps they work & wow she is a beauty,THANKS FOR POSTING THEM
and after seeing yours I put the shutter trip in its place THANKS

bruiser · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:37 am Post subject:

Glad you got the shutter trip sorted out, once you see what it does it's not so bad.

I have only heard of two other PH-47-J cameras so that's four in total now! One was a post here by an owner about 5 or 6 years ago and another one went on ebay a while back. If anyone out there has one can you let me know?

There seems to be a lot more KE-12s out there but then I guess the Korean war kicked the numbers up.

Cheers again,
Bruce

verben1 · Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 21 Location: Philadelphia

How did you acquire your camera?
just curious.

bruiser · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:56 am Post subject:

It was won on the major auction site, and from memory it was a bargain as it was listed under some strange description, like 'green camera'. It pays to search for everything!!

Cheers,
Bruce

P. Lynn Miller · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 31 Location: Sydney, Australia

verben1 · Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 21 Location: Philadelphia

Ilike auctions.LOL
Idont know much about film cameras but is that 120 film back anygood?

bruiser · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:02 am Post subject:

Yes, the 120 backs are good!

Just make sure the insides match the frame counter or the frame spacing will be too far spaced or overlapping.

Early models (knob wind) are the Graflex22 (approx 2"x2") and Graflex23 (approx 2"x3"), later models (lever wind) are RH-12 (6x6cm), RH-10 (6x7cm) and RH-8 (6x9cm). The numbers indicate the number of shots per 120 film. The RH-20 back was made for 220 film, and RH-50 for 70mm bulk film.

The rollfilm holders fit Graflex and Graflok backs, but not Graphic (spring) backs or the military KE-12(1) Graflok version as there are no slides to mount the holders in place. Make sure you get one with the matching mounting plate, 2x3, 3x4 or 4x5 to fit your camera!

At least the film is still readily available.

Cheers,
Bruce