70mm Combat Graphic

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Graflex, Inc.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, Rochester
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1953
PRODUCTION DATES: ca. 1953
FILM TYPE: 70mm rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 5.5x7cm
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: 120 rangefinder
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
  f2.8/4"and f4/8"Ektar lenses
  f4.5/2½" Ektar wide angle
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "c.1953. Two versions: Civilian black or Signal Corps Model in
  olive drab. For 5.5x7cm exposures on 70mm rollfilm. Designed by the
  late Hubert Nerwin, formerly of Zeiss Ikon, the camera resembles an
  overgrown Contax and is nicknamed "Gulliver's Contax". A few years
  ago, these were scarce and highly sought. Then Uncle Sam started
  disposing of them, and they are easy to find. The f4.5/2½" Ektar wide
  angle is the least common lens. Often found with f2.8/4" and f4/8"
  Ektar lenses, flash and Halliburton case." (McKeown, 1997).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: G7367.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 127

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras: 1997/1998.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1996. pp 227.//