Graflex 3-A

[Sirius Glass]

Fotoguy,

Get on graflex.org and see if you can get in contact with Bert who repaired Graflexes and Graphics for twenty-six years for advice on how to proceed.

Steve

[mhcfires]

My 3x4 Auto-Graflex seems to have the best shutter of my larger cameras. The viewing hood is held together with gaffer's tape, but it works. I usually use the 2x3 RB Model B with a rollfilm adapter. It works best of all the SLR's. I also have a 4x5 Pacemaker in great shape and a 4x5 Crown in need of a bit of TLC.

[anikin]

I've done 122 to 120 modification of my Kodak 3A camera. I used 35mm film canisters for spacers. See my
Kodak 3A album for details. The only gotcha with my camera was the lens. The aperture numbers are marked
in the old US system, and not in F-stops. I lost a few shots to over/under exposure because of that. Anyway, these
old cameras are such an engineering marvel! The are a real pleasure to use.

[jnanian]

nothing like getting a "parts camera "

have you gotten a 1a yet ?
i nearly won one a while back but unfortunately
the big dogs came at the end and sniped
the auction up beyond my budget.

[Mike Kennedy]

Mine has a 5x7 Bausch-Lomb Tessar Ic lens.I need a few spare parts for the cocking mechanism,where can I find such items?

[Fotoguy20d]

John,
I think you and I got sniped on the same camera (they come around so rarely). It looked to be in pretty nice shape.

Mike,
From everything I've read (and from the ones I've seen), there's little to no difference between the mechanisms on the SLRs and the Speed Graphics. Externally, the 1915-ish 3-A and my very early Speed look identical. Ditto the 1920s one, the RBs and a pre-anny speed. Is yours a 5x7? THe only part that might be tricky is if you have one of the unusual sized shutters (5x7, postcard sized speed, etc) and need rollers or the curtain.

Dan