Re: MicroPress 4x5 question

"Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> skrev i en meddelelse 
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>
> "Max>>>
>>>   The cameras shown on the MPP site above appear to be clones of the 
>>> late Pacemaker Speed Graphic and Crown Graphic. More about these
cameras 
>>> can be found at http://www.graflex.org
>>>   There was also a curious camera built briefly by Busch in the USA. 
>>> This was evidently intended to meet the military specification for the

>>> Speed Graphic and had a focal plane shutter. Unlike the simple FP 
>>> shutter used on all Graphic and Graflex cameras the Busch shutter was 
>>> self-capping and had much better speed regulation. I think it also had
a 
>>> revolving back but am not sure. The standard Busch models certainly
did.
>>>   I have only ever seen one advertisement for this camera and have
never 
>>> seen an actual example. Busch cameras were of very high quality and
were 
>>> an alternative to the Graflex models for press photography.
>>>
>>
>> This graflex page was quite usefull. Now I found out what "drop bed"
>> means :-) and also why the camera can tilt the lens board back.
>> If MicroPress is a clone then maybe it uses the same lens boards as the
>> Pacemaker and it may be eassier to find one to mount a lens with or
>> without built in shutter.
>>
>    I don't know the MPP camera well enough to know about the lens
boards. 
> There are two series of boards for the late Graphics, one for the
earlier 
> Pacemaker and another for the later Super Graphic. The supers will work
in 
> the earlier camera but not the other way around. Both of these are
stamped 
> metal, probably aluminum, with folded in sides. I think the dimensions
are 
> on the Graflex site. I see these occasionally at local sales, usually
for 
> around $20 US. You can also sometimes get them from Midwest photo supply

> at: http://www.mpex.com/
>    One of the advantages of the focal plane shutter is the ability to
use 
> barrel mounted lenses.
>    It would be interesting to know more about the FP shutter on the MPP 
> camera, i.e., is it just a copy of the Graflex shutter or something more

> elaborate.
>    If its like the Graflex shutter you must remember to put the dark
slide 
> back in the holder or adaptor before winding the shutter or it will
expose 
> the film.
>

It is the same shutter as in the Graflex.
Just read that I can use Pacemaker Graphic lens boards on the
MicroPress so this it a good thing.

http://www.mppusers.freeuk.com/lensboards.htm

Today I got a used 6x9 Horseman back and I also
purchased a 90/6.8 Angulon which I now need a
lens board for. It is a nice little lens and give a bit
more wideangle on 6x9 than the 135 mm Xenar.
I know much better lenses are out there.....Super
Angulon's etc but the 90/6.8 was cheap and good for starting
up I think. It has a Synchro - Compur - P shutter which go
to 1/500. The Xenar is a Rapid which goes to 1/400 and
has no X/M switch. Do you know which type of flash
the Rapid shutter can synch. with?

The Compur shutter on the 90/6.8 has the usual little
knob which normally is used for the self-timer by pu****ng the
little knob a bit which allows the arm to go a little further.
But on this shutter version it seems to have another purpose?