{"id":966,"date":"2023-08-31T16:35:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T14:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negativnacestach.cz\/?p=966"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:53:08","slug":"graflex-pacemaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negativnacestach.cz\/en\/graflex-pacemaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Graflex Pacemaker Crown Graphic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad48528c002b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad48528c002b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/negativnacestach.cz\/en\/graflex-pacemaker\/1-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?fit=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graflex Pacemaker Crown Graphic 4\u00d75 press camera with an Ektar 127mm f4.7 lens\" class=\"wp-image-967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-2.webp?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">You're a reporter in the US in the twentieth century and you're wondering what kind of camera you should get. Actually, you don't have to. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graflex\">Graflex<\/a>. Done, solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Unless you planned to be a mumbling weirdo, having a need to always go against everything popular (hello Pentaxists and my reflection in the mirror), there was almost no reason to get anything other than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graflex.org\">Graflex<\/a>\u2014a company that dominated the industry between 1912 and 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">The company itself, of course, has been around much longer than that\u2014dating back to 1887, but cameras were still more of a sideline. That changed in 1909, when the company was swallowed up by the behemoth of photography, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodak\">Kodak<\/a> (not to be confused with Kodiak, as Wikipedia so innocently warns us).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Model\u016f a variant bylo mnoho a je\u0161t\u011b v\u00edce&nbsp;&#8211; dokonce i st\u0159edoform\u00e1ty, velkoform\u00e1tov\u00e9 kardany \u010di kinofilmov\u00e9 p\u0159\u00edstroje&nbsp;&#8211; ale ty nikdy nedos\u00e1hly takov\u00e9ho v\u011bhlasu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The first time Graflex bared its fangs was before it was eaten by Kodiak, sorry, absorbed by Kodak, with the production of the unique SLR Graflex. It had a folding mirror, you looked into it from above and it looked pretty obscure. However, it had a built-in shutter and you could use almost any lens on it. Quite innovative and&nbsp;decades ahead of its time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">In 1912, Graflex maxed the volume and the Speed Graphic saw the light of day.&nbsp;The benefits were far-reaching:&nbsp;compact size, low weight, in addition to a ground glass for focusing, a coupled rangefinder, flash compatibility and an internal shutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D\u00e1lkom\u011br je vehement pro ost\u0159en\u00ed, kdy kouk\u00e1te do hled\u00e1\u010dku s dv\u011bma obrazy toho, co fot\u00edte, a v\u00fdtahem m\u011bchu \u010di ot\u00e1\u010den\u00edm objektivu se obrazy sb\u00edhaj\u00ed a ve chv\u00edli, kdy se p\u0159ekryj\u00ed, je zaost\u0159eno (p\u0159edstavte si to, jako kdy\u017e \u0161ilh\u00e1te a postupn\u011b p\u0159est\u00e1v\u00e1te). Rychl\u00e9, p\u0159esn\u00e9, efektivn\u00ed. Pou\u017e\u00edvaly se t\u0159i typy&nbsp;&#8211; Graflex, Kalart a Hugo Meyer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blesk byl pro novin\u00e1\u0159e esenci\u00e1ln\u00ed. Dovoloval fotit i za zhor\u0161en\u00fdch sv\u011bteln\u00fdch podm\u00ednek a na rychl\u00e9 expozi\u010dn\u00ed \u010dasy a krom report\u00e9r\u016f se uchytil i jinde&nbsp;&#8211; u policie. Zv\u011b\u010d\u0148oval mj. m\u00edsta \u010dinu, d\u016fkazy \u010di t\u0159eba mrtvoly p\u0159i pitv\u00e1ch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zabudovan\u00e1 intern\u00ed z\u00e1v\u011brka sest\u00e1vala z pl\u00e1tna a voli\u010de tenze, kdy se natahov\u00e1n\u00edm volilo nap\u011bt\u00ed a tedy rychlost, jakou pl\u00e1t\u00fdnko prob\u011bhne&nbsp;&#8211; tedy expozi\u010dn\u00ed \u010das. Nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00ed rychlost byla 1\/1000s (slovy&nbsp;&#8211; jedna tis\u00edcina sekundy!) a do dne\u0161n\u00edch dob je to na z\u00e1v\u011brku takov\u00fdch rozm\u011br\u016f nep\u0159ekonan\u00e1 hodnota.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-71c143ff wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/pictures\/resource\/ggbain.09131\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1862\" height=\"1355\" data-attachment-id=\"980\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/negativnacestach.cz\/en\/graflex-pacemaker\/attachment\/980\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?fit=1862%2C1355&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1862,1355\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;5&amp;#215;7&amp;#8243; SLR Press Graflex&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?fit=1024%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?resize=1862%2C1355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Historical photograph of a 5\u00d77 Press Graflex SLR camera\" class=\"wp-image-980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?w=1862&amp;ssl=1 1862w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?resize=1024%2C745&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?resize=768%2C559&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?resize=1536%2C1118&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-5x722-SLR-Press-Graflex-loc.govpicturesresourceggbain.09131-edited.webp?resize=1200%2C873&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">5&#215;7&#8243; SLR Press Graflex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad48528c4210&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad48528c4210\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" data-attachment-id=\"969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/negativnacestach.cz\/en\/graflex-pacemaker\/3-kodak-%e2%89%a0-kodiak-vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?fit=2000%2C1598&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kodak \u2260 Kodiak! Vs\u030ctipte si to do pame\u030cti, jednou va\u0301m to mu\u030az\u030ce zachranit z\u030civot&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?fit=1024%2C818&amp;ssl=1\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?resize=1024%2C818&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kodak Wikipedia page with a \u201cNot to be confused with Kodiak\u201d notice\" class=\"wp-image-969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?resize=1024%2C818&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?resize=150%2C120&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?resize=1536%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Kodak-%E2%89%A0-Kodiak-Vstipte-si-to-do-pameti-jednou-vam-to-muze-zachranit-zivot.webp?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kodak \u2260 Kodiak! Remember this, it may save your life someday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presence of a built-in shutter allowed, as in the SLR version, to use almost any lens (you were limited only by size and focal length), but versions without it were also produced. These were, for example, the Century Graphic or Crown Graphic\u2014which I tried in the Pacemaker 4x5\" version with the Ektar 127mm f4.7 lens in the shutter. It's a machine that's almost unrivalled in its category, but we didn't exactly match\u2014it's a machine designed for fast work, and something else suits my deliberate lazy pace better. Nevertheless, to this day these machines are still very popular (and also occasionally someone will murder them and gut the integrated shutter to use elsewhere\u2014not that I haven't thought of doing the same, but I haven't had the heart yet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2017\/02\/14\/antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"970\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/negativnacestach.cz\/en\/graflex-pacemaker\/4-petapixel-com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graflex press camera with side-mounted flashgun, highlighting the detachable Graflex flash handle\" class=\"wp-image-970 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/negativnacestach.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-petapixel.com20170214antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop.webp?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Graflex has had a number of interesting inventions and firsts in its rich history\u2014in addition to the Graflok mounting standard and the Grafmatic holder. In this you could insert up to six sheets of film and quickly change sheets by \"rewinding\" the sheet cover (a metal plate that protects the film from the light). The advantages are obvious\u2014you only carry one holder instead of six, and changing the sheets you shot was lightning fast. Almost a matter of life and death for the journalist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">In 1977, the first movie in the Star Wars franchise was released and the <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2017\/02\/14\/antique-camera-flash-became-iconic-star-wars-prop\/\">iconic lightsabers<\/a> are nothing more than a flash holder from a Graphic camera. The budget wasn't inflatable, so they went hunting in junk shops. When you take pictures with it, you can console yourself with the fact that you're only slightly less cool than Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader. 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