Graflex RH12, courtesy of Dr. Rawhead |
Compatibility:
Any roll film back designed to fit Graflex type backs will fit the adapter. Backs that have been confirmed to fit are as follows:
- Graflex
- Lever advance models: RH8, RH10, RH12, etc
- Knob advance models: "Graphic" 22, "Graphic" 23
- Horseman (e.g. Horseman 6x9 and 6x7 holders, in 120/220 variants)
- Mamiya RB67
- 6x7 and 6x4.5 lever advance
- Motor advance models not yet tested
I'll continue to add to this as I try new backs - this list is by no means exhaustive, and there is a good chance that a back not listed here will work.
NOTE! The Graflex and Horseman backs sometimes have a big rectangular adapter that will allow you to mount the back on a 4x5 camera. These will not work. We're looking for backs meant to fit 2x3 cameras, and generally the side facing the lens will look like this:
Horseman 6x9 Back (no longer in my possession) |
After-the-break bonus: first photos on Duo using a roll film back.
Chock's, Keaukaha, HI. Duo Mk.2, Graflex RH12, Portra 400 f/11, 1/500s, EI 250 |
Mauna Kea Access Road, HI. Duo Mk.2, Graflex RH12, Portra 400 f/5.6, 1/500s, EI 250 |
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Papercraft VW Type 3
Duo Mk.2, Graflex RH12, Portra 400
f/3.5, 1/30s, EI 250
Very nice, love it!!
ReplyDeleteWill Mamiya press roll film backs work with a modified M adapter (claws removed) mounted into one of your Polaroid back adapters? I have those things laying around, and I never use them on my Universals, so if they can be used with this, that would be great.
ReplyDeleteYou know what, I'm not sure! Do you know the outer dimensions of the M adapter?
ReplyDeleteI'm out of town for the weekend, but I'll measure it for you when I get home Monday night!
ReplyDeleteOuter measurements for the M adapter are as follows: 116mm down the side, 120mm along the top, 127mm where the claws attach (the screw holes necessitate slight protrusions on both sides). So just a little taller than the Polaroid back plate.
ReplyDeleteBased on those measurements, you would need to file off about 3mm from the top and bottom of the long "U" shaped channel on the camera (you can see it on the photo at the top of this page). Then it should fit. The protrusions due to the claws should not interfere.
ReplyDelete"NOTE! The Graflex and Horseman backs sometimes have a big rectangular adapter that will allow you to mount the back on a 4x5 camera."
ReplyDeleteNot a directly related question: Do you know how to remove those adapters?
I have an RH-50 with this adapter. I won't bother and just buy one without adapter if it ould be an RH-10 or RH-12, but this can take 70 mm film.
Maybe you have an idea?
I am not sure that they're removable. . . from the looks of it, I don't think so.
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