Re: [Largeformat] Re: Polaroid 545

[Douglas Cooper <douglas@metaversalstudios.com>]

At 08:19 AM 9/4/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Oh, so you're the guy who bought the Super Graphic.
>I was going to go for it but got chicken. Good luck with it, and if
>you don't mind, let me know what repairs and cost it needed.


Heh.  It may not be the same camera.  I bid $400 on this, and lost the 
auction.  The sellers contacted me a week later to tell me that the winner 
was returning it, as it was missing a few pieces to hold the back on.  So I 
got it for $150, including shipping.  The lens alone is probably worth 
that:  a 135mm Schneider Xenar.  (I'm partial to Xenars, although I may try 
to trade up to the Wide Field Ektar, to give me more coverage.)  I'm hoping 
that what's missing is part of the removable ground glass assembly, since I 
already have one on my Gowland -- I can just switch it back and forth.

What I'd *really* like to do is the modification outlined on this Web page:

http://www.cameraquest.com/supercov.htm

Unfortunately, I don't have the tools (nor the ability). Might pay someone 
to do it for me down the line.

cheers,


Douglas Cooper