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I’m guilty of not using my Super Graphic enough. Nice camera, built like a tank, capable of very nice 4×5 work. And here it sits.

This digital age is supposed to give us more time for things, but here I sit at my computer with my Super Graphic at my side and I haven’t the time lately to use it.

When I first bought it, I had to repair the rotating back. Maybe an hour of my time for a lot of convenience. Simple repair on a simple camera. It’s no wonder that these were so prevalent in their day.

It’s about time to crack open the 4×5 film in my freezer and get back to work. It’s funny. Even though I don’t use this camera nearly enough and they seem absolutely impractical in this digital age, I find myself driven to go to ebay and buy more. I love my Graphic.

Super Grahic on eBay

All Large Format on eBay

This camera collector’s site, Vieilalbum.com, is quite nice. It is run by a Frenchman named Michel.

He has a short, but hopefully growing, section of techniques that he is building such as this one on How to Change the Cover Glass of a Daguerreotype.

I thought the page of pictures of the packaging from glass plates was a very nice touch.

He also has a pictorial guide to Leica camera models. Short and sweet. I like it.

The forum looks interesting, but I need to work on my French skills.

The only difficulty I had was with viewing the photo albums. I use firefox. With it, his photo albums displayed poorly. The pictures became a continuous horizontal row of pictures that required a excessive scrolling. I pulled it up in internet explorer and the site displayed beautifully. All in all, it’s a nice site.

Daguerreotype on eBay

Leica i, ii, iii, iiic, iiif on eBay

Leica M2, M3, M4, M6, M7, MP on eBay