dkthompson
@dkt-1.bsky.social
Photographer working in history, cultural heritage and folklife documentation. Opinions are my own and not those of my employers.
that’s one of the neat things with view cameras. you can mount just about anything for the lens
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
that’s one of the neat things with view cameras. you can mount just about anything for the lens
Problematic try using edwal LFN if it’s still made. Use distilled water and do it one shot. Don’t reuse.
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Problematic try using edwal LFN if it’s still made. Use distilled water and do it one shot. Don’t reuse.
It shouldn’t but if crud grows in it or water quality is bad then you can have issues. if the dilution is too much this also causes problems. another thing that happens is differential drying where part of the film dries faster. that can cause problems with spots or across areas. If it’s really
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It shouldn’t but if crud grows in it or water quality is bad then you can have issues. if the dilution is too much this also causes problems. another thing that happens is differential drying where part of the film dries faster. that can cause problems with spots or across areas. If it’s really
first camera I ever had as a kid
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
first camera I ever had as a kid
you do a lot of other things besides photography. the other thing is you need to set aside any ideas of creating “art” over the fact that you have to please the client. The same is true here for work for hire or freelance
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
you do a lot of other things besides photography. the other thing is you need to set aside any ideas of creating “art” over the fact that you have to please the client. The same is true here for work for hire or freelance
I’ve been a working photographer since 1991. My sole income. but I am on a staff position in a government agency. Freelance work is tough for photographers. Not only overhead but also just business. I will tell you that working as photographer either for someone else or on your own;
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’ve been a working photographer since 1991. My sole income. but I am on a staff position in a government agency. Freelance work is tough for photographers. Not only overhead but also just business. I will tell you that working as photographer either for someone else or on your own;
I found something similar to reference in the Graflex Historical Quarterly but this museum has a bunch of lantern slides and stuff associated with the camera so who knows
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I found something similar to reference in the Graflex Historical Quarterly but this museum has a bunch of lantern slides and stuff associated with the camera so who knows
you may be able to make a cone or retrofit one from a Polaroid MP system. Monorail is the answer haha or the “naturalist” graphic with the longer bellows
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
you may be able to make a cone or retrofit one from a Polaroid MP system. Monorail is the answer haha or the “naturalist” graphic with the longer bellows
the guy I worked with did the ear and a prosthetic face mask from the movie. I did the Iron Man stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
the guy I worked with did the ear and a prosthetic face mask from the movie. I did the Iron Man stuff.
all sorts of weird stuff with graflex, oddball military and industrial items as well. I had to help another museum out a few years back with ID'ing a Graflex that was used for macro work it was like one of their "enlarging" repro cameras with a bellows & rail that was like 4 feet long.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
all sorts of weird stuff with graflex, oddball military and industrial items as well. I had to help another museum out a few years back with ID'ing a Graflex that was used for macro work it was like one of their "enlarging" repro cameras with a bellows & rail that was like 4 feet long.
thanks. I think you're right. looks like an anniversary model, would be pre-war then with that chrome. it doesn't seem to have the folding infinity stops. the rangefinders were ordered as accessories so the makes on those change.
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
thanks. I think you're right. looks like an anniversary model, would be pre-war then with that chrome. it doesn't seem to have the folding infinity stops. the rangefinders were ordered as accessories so the makes on those change.
there are oddballs from crossing over to one generation using parts from the last etc. the serial numbers weren't catalogued like Leicas or whatever.
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
there are oddballs from crossing over to one generation using parts from the last etc. the serial numbers weren't catalogued like Leicas or whatever.
my guess is an early Pacemaker. they had the spring back at first, 49 was when they changed to the Graflok. I can't tell from this picture, but looks like it has the body release for shutter and also has bipost flash synch so none of that is the anniversary. Graflex is weird and hard to date
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
my guess is an early Pacemaker. they had the spring back at first, 49 was when they changed to the Graflok. I can't tell from this picture, but looks like it has the body release for shutter and also has bipost flash synch so none of that is the anniversary. Graflex is weird and hard to date
Pacemakers are beasts of the postwar period. 47-49 was when they came out
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Pacemakers are beasts of the postwar period. 47-49 was when they came out
nah I just cut that shit off. I did use to clip the frames with a hole punch though for the ones I’d print. learned that working at papers using Leitz Focomats. You ran the long roll thru the carrier and see the clipped edge. at museum I used to clip the edge of sheet film negs.
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
nah I just cut that shit off. I did use to clip the frames with a hole punch though for the ones I’d print. learned that working at papers using Leitz Focomats. You ran the long roll thru the carrier and see the clipped edge. at museum I used to clip the edge of sheet film negs.
some ads from the ephemera collection in my office. the "anniversary" model produced during the war had the lack of chrome, with metal blacked out like the one I posted.
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
some ads from the ephemera collection in my office. the "anniversary" model produced during the war had the lack of chrome, with metal blacked out like the one I posted.
thanks. a few years later I got a Pacemaker with the Graflok back and got into grafmatics and roll holders and stuff and then that became the one I used. this one was relegated to the shelf. I think one of the RB models I have has a Tessar on it. I got into collecting graflex for a while
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
thanks. a few years later I got a Pacemaker with the Graflok back and got into grafmatics and roll holders and stuff and then that became the one I used. this one was relegated to the shelf. I think one of the RB models I have has a Tessar on it. I got into collecting graflex for a while
here it is. homemade board on an anniversary speed graphic. camera is a beater but works. I used it with a polaroid 545 back as my proofing camera for years. I switched the lens out with a Linhof 135 Xenar.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
here it is. homemade board on an anniversary speed graphic. camera is a beater but works. I used it with a polaroid 545 back as my proofing camera for years. I switched the lens out with a Linhof 135 Xenar.
Had one of those on the first speed graphic I bought 40 something years ago. a prewar version on an anniversary speed graphic. paid fifty bucks for the whole thing!
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Had one of those on the first speed graphic I bought 40 something years ago. a prewar version on an anniversary speed graphic. paid fifty bucks for the whole thing!
end of the roll buddy
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
end of the roll buddy