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A Trip to Greenfield Village with a Graflex: A Photo Gallery

 One of my long term ambitions after acquiring this 3x4 Graflex RB Series D was to take it to Greenfield Village, a historical village created by Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI. I assumed the historical backdrop would make for great "period" photos which paired well with the camera's capabilities. 

A year and a half later, I got to realize that. Part of the wait was gathering enough cut film magazines for the trip (I got five so I could have 60 sheets of film), and repairing their leatherwork. I also upgraded the Graflex from the stock No.32 Kodak Anastigmat f/4.5 to a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 16,5cm f/3.5 in that period. 

Film used was Fortepan 400 cut from a bulk roll into 3x4 sheets. Shot at an EI of 100 and developed in Kodak T-Max developer for 8 minutes at 68f. This is not the finest grained combination, but does yield a very pleasing tonal range. 

Please enjoy the photographs. Not all were winners, a few out of focus or motion blurred shots, but overall I'm very happy with the outcome. 








































































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  1. Doug GrosjeanOctober 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM

    Very nice. I worked there 5 years. 1 year as a farmhand on Firestone Farm, then 4 years as a mechanic working on the artifacts in daily use, based in Armington & Sims machine shop. Met my wife there, as co-workers. We often take our 3 children there for family photos, in particular, in the Tintype Studio. The lighting is excellent there, as it's purpose built for that use.

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