Graflex GRAPHIC VIEW User manual

INSTRUCTION             IvIANUAL
       VIEW Camera

          Tf   GIApHIC View  cal.'.era is an accurately-rnade phofcgraphic   in-
       stn,r,rent: trbat  it as such and  it'wili  return  tn you long years of useful
      service. An  instrurtr,cnt sho;ti,d neaer be t'orceti. Foliow  these instructions
      the first time you'inspect this camera. See how.little  force  is required to
      loosen, ti;hten  ancl move, lho various controls,,rtnd neaer exceed,that torce.
         The  celneru and   ii   tilting  base are sr.iparate in  the  carr'.i;rg  cdse
      suppiied  with the camcr a.  lle sure to noticr: how they  fit  in the cas,
      fore removing  them. Trre first step  itt uslting up  thrr earne a is to attach
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.     such ds a Crown No.  l;. ('r'Lt" revolving  an.i tilting  Flovements of this base
      arc controlled by   ti  r,lqng  handle, which  locks,,thenr with a cloek-i,r.ise-
     movement.) Then open  tnr. bed,-clamp, ,  ..,s,pthe camera by one erid of
      the bed as you wcrrld a club, and   lift    ii  c,,rt of  the' case: S-'parate the
       front  and back  of  the camera .-rn the betl  anli  lay the ired on the base,
     'close            the bed-clatnp, and screw  it down  firml.'.
         Focusing ri.rvementsof the front.encl and,'e.,.r.rl'the camera along
      the bed are cortrolled  by the two large black t'on,si.n;, knobs, which are
      locked by turrrrng the light  finish locking  wfieei,s i:  q clockwise tiirection.
      Wh,-,r lhese y;lit:rl$ are turned corirtterclockwi::uagainst the focusing knobs,
      the front anC back should move ireely. Always  loc!" both  ol these.wheels
      beiore makr;,g an ercposure.
        When working extremeiy close-up, focusi.ng by rncvement of the lens
       i3 often urdesirable because it changes the scale of repi:oduction;  in such
     cases focrrs by moving  only the rear of the camera. The effect of movi-;;
      the whole camera can be sec,^redby adjusting both front and rear along
      the bed" making   it possible to change the scale without movitg  the tripod.

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    Rising   Front.   To  raise the  front,  unlock  the rack-
  and-pinion by moving either control-knob to the left   ( as
  seen from the rear of the camera).  Raise the front by
  turning the knob, and lock the front by moving the knob
  to the right.  (Sr:e Figure  1.)
  '   Rising  and   falling    front  movements are  also ob-
  tained by pointing the bed up or down, and tilting  the
  front and back  intr.; parallel with  the subject. (Figures
  2 and 4.\
    To  tilt  the front and back, slightly loosen the knobs
  on the braces. The  slots in  these braces are of such
  length  that  tilting  the front and back to the  full  in the
  same direction  will  rnake thern parallel.  The notches in
  the center of the slots indicate the vertical setting, and
  the  intermediate  notches give  the  front  and back an
  intermediate  tilt backward. (Figures 2 and 4.) Be sure
  to tighten  the brace knobs  bet'ore fi.nal t'ocusing.
    Lateral   shift   is acc,:r',piished by loosening the lock-
  knobs under th-e froni" or back and pressing against the
  side of the front or back carriage-base (No. 25633) and
  the yoke  (No. 25637).  A  spring-click  indicates dead
  center. (Figure  3.)
    To swing  the front or back loosen the fwo knobs just
  referred  to, and push on one side of the front  or back
  yoke.  A  spring-click  m;'rls  dead-center. (Figure  3.)
  Be sure to tighten  these knobs bet'ore f.nal focusing.
    For  wide-angle   lenses both  the  front  and rear  car-
'  riages may be moved forward of the bed clamp to pre-
  vent the bed from  jutting  into  tl:,'r field of view  (Figure
   6). When the subject is not closeiy accessible the clamp

may be moved to the extreme rear of the bed so the camera overhangs the obstruction.                                                                                                                   -    .    Be sure that the tripoil  is bolanced, or bra:ced when this  is d,one"
      The  spirit-level   on  the  top  of  the back  helps  bring  the back  into  the  verrical
      position.
      The back,  of_close precision  fit,  is re'rersible for vertical or horizontal compositions.     _
    To remove the back, merely unhook the two upper spring-clips from the fuac[ipins and
    move the top of the back approximat"'lJ  2"  to the rear while allowing  its bottom edge
      to rest on the two lower spring-_clips.Then  rotate the back  to the right  or left by  lii=t-
      ing one of the lower corners  off the bottom  spring-clip.
        - To - replac-e the back  reverse the above order, making  sure that  the long  vertical
     lightJock- ribs on the back are-_engaging properly  in  thiir  corresponding giooves in
     the back-frame before you actually snap the baak ciosed. Clips in thi two .frp1t springs
       will  hold a focusing cloth on the camera
      The metal lensboard, 4"  square, is held  in place by a slide-lock.  Insert lensboards
      with the bevelled edge under the retaining  strip at the botlom.
      The lens'shade screwgl  top of the front standard is to fasten the accessoryaccordion-     type lens-shade. (See Figure  ?.)
       Replacing   in the Case: Bring.all swings, tilts and shifts back to neutral, and move          .
     both front and rear carriages                                                 tle  centei of the becl. Place the camera        ao*"                                     "u
         l"  -,1t" center compartment  with  the focusing knobs loward  the cover hinge"pSiJ"ancl ihe
     lockingwheelsturnedcountercIockwise(unlo1ked)
       Shut and fasten the bed-clam-p, and  tilt  and lock the base as for a 90" downward-
.  -.   shnt- Plsnp the has^ henills  in                                i, ti;L La"'  [oThifTEEi;   so-ilrar rhe bed-
     clamp and its knurled knob straddle the low partition  in the right'compartment.-by                          If the
           of the camera bed interferes with  the baie, move the bed    turning  the locusing      ,e-nd,     knobs with  the camera  ir  rhe case.
          -       T.o Prevent _confusion  in  correspondence, use thd  parts numbers  given on page 4
      of this manual.
      The  Graflex   Technical   Departrnent     is  at  your  service  for   all  photographic
     problems.
      The Graflex  Repair  Department    is prepared to clean and adjrrst all Graflex-made
    equipment.
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