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| How Old Is She? | |
| Author | Message |
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| Roger Thoms Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Posts: 13 |  Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:26 pm Post subject: How Old Is She?My Speed Graphic's serial # is 847142, can anyone tell me when she was built? Thanks |
| 1banjo Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 492 | Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:48 pm hey Roger Thoms looks like its a 1950 846237 to about 860000 are 1950 banjo |
| Roger Thoms Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Posts: 13 | Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:18 am Thanks Banjo, it's nice to know how old she is. I just start shooting with the camera on Christmas day and am having great fun. Later this month I'm going to New York and wanted a camera that would be easy to carry. Kind of cool to be taking a camera that darn near 60 years old. Roger |
| C. Henry Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 360 | Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:23 pm Roger; As an additional check on the age of the camera, if the original lens is an Ektar, and is still on your Speed Graphic, if it is a 1950 lens the lens serial number should start with "RY". C. Henry |
| Roger Thoms Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Posts: 13 | Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:15 pm No Ektar, the camera came with a Wollensak 135mm Raptar in a Rapax shutter. I have no idea if the lens is original to the camera, but it appears to be. Roger |
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