Nonsense - I've never seen it so it can't be possible :)
I envy you the nice german lenses (Zeiss, sob).
Is there anything more remarkable than a 6x9 trannie?
(Yeh I know - 4x5!)
Heard that the rangefinder in the XLRF was fragile. Otherwise...
AndrewF
>Oh, slander, vicious slander! Take it back, Andrew! The XL does
>too do 6x9! The two backs I most often use are a Mamiya 6x7,
>loaded with Provia, and a Horseman 6x9, loaded with Velvia. Now,
>admittedly, the bright line frames in the viewfinder are for 6x7,
>but I haven't found it too much of a problem to figure just a
>smidgen more on either side will be in the picture.
>
>As for not being as robust, I can't offer an opinion. I haven't
>dropped one yet, and I hope my luck, and my hands, hold out.
>
>Info on the XL line here: http://www.graflex.org/articles/XL.html
>
>Walt Wayman
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