STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 58MM HUGO MEYER SERIES

In this, the first article, I’ll be describing the donor camera, lens and materials you’ll need to assemble before you begin.

That said, the basic mechanical aspects should be very similar across all models. I belatedly realised the extent that I should have been documenting my process, so you’ll find example images from my work-in-progress, the finished article, as well as my other Speed Graphic.ĭepending on the model of camera you choose to use, you may find some small differences between these images and your camera.

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 58MM HUGO MEYER SERIES

The ~80 reference images you will find dotted throughout this series are all of the late 1950’s Pacemaker Speed Graphic model (there are a few variations). Naturally, if you want to mount an Aero Ektar lens to anything other than a Pacemaker Speed Graphic, you’re going to run into a few problems. The instructions provided for rangefinder tuning in part five can be used for any lens, and a Graflex Crown Graphic can still be stripped to show off its gorgeous wood shell. Note: you don’t need to have an Aero Ektar lens, or even a Pacemaker Speed Graphic camera in order to use this guide for your own project. Initially envisioned as a single article, this documentation has since ballooned into something a much more substantial and I hope, more useful than it would have otherwise been. Unsurprisingly there was a complete lack of documentation for the process, so I made extensive notes to present here.

While working my way through this build, I found only patches of truly useful information to help me along the way.

Street photography 58mm hugo meyer