Vintage Century Graphic press camera and accessories for sale. With the red synthetic bellows, it marks the manufacture date from 1954 through 1963.
The camera is
in mint condition! It has a 80mm f 2.8 Schneider Xenotar lens on a Synchro-Compur-D shutter - a wide-angle lens for the sheet-film format, but a normal len for 120 medium-format film. The shutter operates pretty much like all modern leaf shutters - it has a X-synch with PC connector. You need a shutter release cord to screw into the body of the shutter. You can shoot hand-held with the release button in the plastic jig at the top left of the camera. But you can also shoot with the camera mounted on a tripod.
It has a Kalart synchronized rangefinder, and one of those
aperture and wire framing devices where the front wire pops up from the
lens stage, and the rear sight rotates up from over the film back. It has both a graflok back and a tubular viewfinder.
I do have some sheet film holders for this camera, but I don't think they are making sheet film in this size anymore. I'd recommend using 120 mm roll film in the Century Graphic roll film adapter (included) - this normally sells for over $100!
It comes with a fitted vulcanite case for the camera which go for $40.
It
also includes a Graflite 2773 bulb flash, 5" Graflex#2749 reflector. Flashes have
been selling for up to $100 because these are the models for the Star
Wars light-sabers. Bulbs are getting harder to find, so I'd plan to
use an electronic flash with this camera. You can buy almost any flash
(side mount potato-masher or even a hot-shoe mount on a frame) with a
bi-post Paramount synch cord (available from some larger camera stores
in Raleigh, or via B&H or any good catalog camera store.
So I will price it at $450 or reasonable offer.
That means you make me an offer - not ask me how much I'll sell it
for.
Cash or paypal - you pay shipping. If local to me, I'll deliver
within 50 miles. E-mail me at telephotonc@earthlink.net
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| Century Graphic Camera, flash and case |
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| Camera with Kalart Range Finder, Schneider lens, tubular and wire viewfinders |
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| Back of camera showing flashgun and Graflock back. |
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| This is a clean and sharp Schneider lens with modern settings and controls! |
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| Top view of the inside of the bed and rails, showing the original Graphic Serial Number plate, focusing scale and infinity stops. |
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| Camera with roll film adapter and flash gun |
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| Singer roll-film adapter back - attaches to Graflock back on camera |
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| dark slide is in perfect condition! |
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| Inside of the roll film adapter is in perfect condition! |
