Graflex XL

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1966 advertisement scanned by Nesster  (Image rights)

A modular press camera system from Graflex, introduced 1965. There are three different cameras available. The most well known is the XL or XLRF with a rangefinder focusing. The XL standard or XLS without range finder and the XL Super Wide or XLSW model which uses a 47mm Schneider lens.

XL with RF image by Yefei He (Image rights)

System

Lens

• 47mm Schneider Super Angulon f/8 (XLSW) MXV-00 Synchro-Compur 1/500 shutter
• 58mm Rodenstock Grandagon f/5.6 MXV-00 Synchro-Compur 1/500 shutter
• 80mm Rodenstock Heliagon f/2.8 xl Compur 1/500 shutter
• 80mm Zeiss Planar f/2.8 MX-1 Synchro-Compur 1/400 shutter
• 95mm Rodenstock Ysarex f/3.5 MXV-0 Synchro-Compur 1/500 shutter
• 95mm Rodenstock Heligon f/2.8 MX-1 Synchro-Compur 1/400 shutter
• 100mm Zeiss Tessar f/3.5 MXV-0 Synchro-Compur 1/500 shutter
• 100mm Zeiss Planar f/2.8 MX-1 Synchro-Compur 1/400 shutter
• 150mm Rodenstock Ysarex f/4.5 xl Compur 1/400 shutter
• 180mm Zeiss Sonnar f/4.8 MX-1 Synchro-Compur 1/400 shutter
• 270mm Rodenstock Rotelar f/6.6 xl Compur 1/500 shutter

Backs

Rollfilm

• RH/8 - 120 film back 6x9
• RH/10 - 120 film back 6x7
• RH/12 - 120 film back 6x6
• RH/20 - 220 film back 6x7
• RH/50 - 70mm film

other

• Grafmatic 23 holder - 6x (2 1/4 x 3 1/4" sheet film)
• Sheetfilm holder - 2x (2 1/4 x 3 1/4" sheet film)
• Filmpack adapter - 16x (2 1/4 x 3 1/4" film pack)
• Polaroid instant pack film holder (CB100 type 100 film)

Links

• Graflex XL at Aruku Camera
• Graflex XL instruction manuals at www.orphancameras.com