frank_ferreira

76 years old in what seems to be the body of a 90 year old. started

in l938 with a 39 cent univex and soup bowls for trays. in 39 got

very used, leaky bellows graphlex. now have 6x9 4x5 and 11x14.

still love it. frank ferreira

for health reasons i have aquired a lightweight 6x9 (galvin) and sold my 4/5 and 8/10. looking for cfh i find them advertised as 6x9 and 6.5x9. what does a 6.5x9 fit? thanks, frank

bob, having just turned 75 and a slr graflex my first camera...a note.

in the old days we rarely used film holders hand held. instead film

packs that haven't been around for years. all you did was pull the

tab, kinda like polaroid pack film. why don't you try a polaroid back

with 665 p/n film. neg is smaller but i find very nice. of course it

may not fit your camera. anyway, glad to hear somebody is using the

oldies hand held frank

the cutters mentioned are nice...but if you want the absolute

best..most precise..repeatable,,allmeasurements made on the

cutter...try the english made keencut. i bought mine when i lived in

colo and they ere in boulder. their number then was 800 240 5336.

with this cutter you NEVER overrun a corner. as you can see..i like

mine. good luck. when you mat your own its a different feeling.

frank

i have used many different packs in the past for 6x9 to 8x10. if you

go to the backpacking shop and get a closed foam sleeping pad you can

cut and fold it to fit your stuff. i then either stich it by hand or

glue it to shape. it may not be as convenient but you can put a

complete outfit together for pennies (well, maybe a little more). one

of my best rigs for my 8x10 is a big duffel type gym bag strappedto an

army surplus pack frame for five bucks. there is too great a need for

the name stuff in photography, the cost of a fancy pack can buy a lot

of film. Frank

My wife and I both took two classes in Colorado. Both came into them

feeling that we knew a lot, and found out a lot we didn't! Howard's

dry sense of humor was fun, particularly relative to out mutual

friend (not), Fred Picker, with whom Howard had interesting (heated)

discussions in (I think) Camera and Darkroom.

 

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He has since assisted me with many things by phone. We were fortunate

to be able to purchase several of his prints (workshop attendees are

offered really good deals, if you're a collector) which we continue to

enjoy in our home. We hang him with Brett Weston, Lucien Clergue, and

Philippe(?)Halsman, and feel he's as good as.

 

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Hope you enjoy your experience.