re: #19 Decatur Deb

No, the best option Speed Graphics and Linhoffs had were rangefinders, focus scales, and infinity stops because they were used for weddings and press events before the SLRs came in. That was even before my time but not before my teacher’s. Deardorfs, beautiful works of carpentry, were more for field photography and were all about the ground glass from what I saw.

Here’s a little history. Harry Truman call the White House Press Corps the “One More Club” because the old Speedos didn’t always cooperate. Loading 4X5 film holders, pulling dark slides, popping in flash bulbs, composing and shooting wasn’t the best way to shoot a press event. “One more!!!” was the call from the shooting gallery.

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