A 1924 4x5 Graflex Auto RB with a History 

Mr. & Mrs. Johnson are also well known among vintage aircraft aficionados as they flew around Africa in a Sikorsky S-39CS... of which there is a replica with the same giraffe paint scheme that regularly visits air shows. What a great artifact! Be sure it goes to a museum some day after your time with it has ended.

The Johnson’s had a large number of Graflex’s. They tended to keep several spares for their expeditions. In the graflex advertising from the teens and twenties they have a couple pictures of their multiple graflex’s. Typically auto, auto RB’s, naturalist, series B, series C, and several speed graphics.

Now that is really cool. I'll have to look up and read about the Johnson's. Thanks

very cool. I'm from chanute, ks.

By the time the Graflex Super D came along, the Dust Bowl was history.

Phenomenal!

Very cool history - Thanks for sharing this.

Excellent video...thanks!

Defiantly Awesome!! :-)

Great video! I have one of these RB autos from 1922. It's the best of the RB's since it takes relatively short lenses like the Dallmeyer Pentac 8 in f/2.9 , but it also takes longer lenses up to 420mm due to it's ~11 inch bellows travel. The bellows travel also comes in handy for macro shooting. I've set up mine with a grafmatic 6 sheet film back and an angled finder from a Fuji GX680 similar to how 20th century camera does his.

It is a amazed camera, and always wanted one BUT, I decide it to get a 4x5 Speed Graflex from late 1949 - 1950 as it came with a case, lots of holders, and filers, and Flash Gun in which I do believe that I can still get Flash Bulbs. And I also have a 1933 Foth TLR 120 camera that has a Focal Plane Shutter. But it only goes up to 1/500 second, and still figuring it out to get 1 second exposure... Good Video....

I just bought a 4/5 Speed Graphic. About a 1942 model from a collection. I wanted it for scenic’s. I love the fact that I can hand hold this 4/5 with a 3 cell flash. Looking for filters especially red that I can use. If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciative.

Beautiful camera. A piece of history :) How much does that thing weigh?

I have one of these, but the leather hood has split where it folds.