Unknown rangefinder with Paul Newman

[neelin]

What is this cute bad boy pictured with Paul Newman in 1962 (taken by Phil Stern)? The lens says Kodak Ektar, the rest is not legible.

 

[kshapero]

Looks awful big

 

[DonaldJ.]

i have no idea but i would guess it would be 6x9

 

[Roberto V.]

I've never seen anything like that. Looks nice, I hope someone knows what it is.

 

[Livesteamer]

I think it was made for the military. Some called it Gullivers Leica. The Airborne and Special Ops museum in Fayetteville North Carolina has one just like it. Joe

 

[Doug]

Yes, I believe that's the military rig, rather similar to the big Fuji 6x9

 

[Contarama]

That is a good use of taxpayer money in my books!

 

[KoNickon]

That's what it is -- the Combat Graphic, for 70mm film. Used by the Signal Corps.

So what film would this be that Mr. Newman was making? Really bad fake moustache.

 

[Mudman]

huh, looks about the size of an M5 😀

 

[sc_rufctr]

Great looking camera.

Here's some more info. http://www.novacon.com.br/odditycameras/combgra.htm

 

[PhotoMat]

For $2500 and some spare change for a cheesy moustache, you too can be like Paul Newman.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Graflex-Combat-...era_Lenses&hash=item51957d9a4c#ht_8752wt_1141

 

[retro]

I want one.

 

[drewbarb]

I want one.

All you need is a sharpie, and maybe some felt and you, too, can have a mustache like that.

 

[Spavinaw]

The common nickname for this camera was "Gulliver's Contax".

 

[jan normandale]

this is an old thread on this topic from August.. all you want to know and probably more..
http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94844

 

[Frank Petronio]

It's a shame they aren't converted to 120. The 1950s Ektars were arguably the finest lenses of their day, surpassing anything made by Zeiss or Leica.

 

[RichL]

Complete spec.'s and pictures of camera and related acc.'s

http://www.novacon.com.br/odditycameras/combgra.htm

 

[Texsport]

Wasn't this camera the inspiration for the Fujica G690?

Texsport

 

[unixrevolution]

It's a shame they aren't converted to 120. The 1950s Ektars were arguably the finest lenses of their day, surpassing anything made by Zeiss or Leica.

You couldn't wedgie 120 rolls in there with some spacers and mask the frame? I've seen that done with 116/616 cameras.

 

[sevo]

You couldn't wedgie 120 rolls in there with some spacers and mask the frame?

It would be very hard to make a conversion, much harder than conversions between different paper backed roll film types. You'd essentially have to replace the entire transport and counter mechanism, as that currently depends on the film perforation. Not worth while - if you really feel you need to shoot its lenses, having the Ektars mounted in Fuji G690 or Mamiya Press lens bodies will be quite considerably cheaper than fitting a Combat with another transport.

In any case 70mm is not entirely dead - some cine and aerial stock is still listed. And it shares the master rolls with 35mm, so it would be technically possible to special order any film type also cut to 35mm - provided that you have the cash and fridges to buy and store it in the minimum order volumes they'd demand for such a exclusive production run...

Sevo