The story below about David Burnett and his Speed Graphic caused something to snap in me. I got my pre-WWII 4x5 Speed Graphic down off the shelf and put it on my tripod. Fortunately, I soon returned to normal. Well, not really. I had several 4x5s back in the 70s. A classic Calumet, replaced by a jewel of a Nagaoka. I also have some 5x7 negs taken in an antique Kodak. And a couple of Speed Graphics. A 3x4 and the 4x5. The Speed Graphics are the only large format cameras I still have. Neither are really very useful. But the urge for a 4x5 field has been back lately. It doesn't help to read about others getting into large format. The problem with the Speed Graphic is the very limited front movements. (I do like to keep those pesky verticals from converging.) I went back to the best site on Speed Graphics...

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This time I found the Speed Graphic that has the movements I need...

Super Graphic / Super Speed Graphic

A little googling brought me back to Stephen Gandy's CameraQuest site...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super Graphic!

If you want the most features for the least bucks in a 4x5 Press/Field cameras, the Super Graphic is tough to beat. With its long list of desirable features, many photogs consider the Super Graphic as the best overall Graphic Press Camera. Toyo liked it so much of it they bought the rights to remanufacture it in the 70's for the Japanese home market.

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Even worse, eBay has a couple for sale now. Fortunately, I don't have the money.

And Kodak has a new Tri-X.

NO, NO, NO!

There is something about focusing on a ground glass and then sliding the film holder in and removing the dark slide. And printing with that large negative.

I...must...resist...

My precioussssssss...