Graflex Technical Information

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Do-it-Yourself

Making More Rangefinder Cams

Brian Oakes writes with his instructions for making new rangefinder cams

Making Super Graphic Rangefinder Cams

Donn Cave writes about making new rangefinder cams out of sheet metal. Not perfect, but "good enough for government work" as they say...

Also, Super Graphic and Pacemaker Rangefinder cam information

Adjusting your Kalart Rangefinder

Is your rangefinder out of whack? Does it not match your lens?
Read these instructions and find out how to perform common alignment procedures.

Fixing Bad Mirrors in Rangefinders
	Ed Romney, famous for his repair guides, offers advice for the do-it-yourselfer on repairing and replacing the optical components of rangefinders.

Graphic Back Conversions

Do you have a 2x3 Graphic with a Graphic ("Spring") back? Read about options for adapting it to accept 120 rollfilm backs.

Graflex-Style View Hood
	Follow the plans in this article and throw away your focusing cloth.

Field Lens (Fresnel) Placement

Juan F. Sanz Cervera writes about testing film plane placement, with special attention to Ektalite field (Fresnel) lenses and ground glass placement.

Manuals

Graflex Grafmatic Film Holder Manual

The Graflex Grafmatic holder holds six individual sheets of film.

Graflex RB Series D / SuperD

This classic "lunch-box" style single-lens reflex from Graflex was the last of the line. (Instructions for the Series B and other models are also here.)

Lenses

Miscellaneous

Flashbulbs
	Technical information about obtaining and using flashbulbs. No, they don't make them anymore, but many photographers use them.