Not to the best of my knowledge. We sell these frequently, so there are plenty of them out there. A shame no one has made a video. We’ll make one at some point, though, to more comprehensively show it in action! Feel free to email us if you have any specific questions. The device is fairly simple: it works on any Graflok 45 / International back camera as long as you can position the lens / front standard 40mm farther back than usual. Use the ground glass or a viewfinder to compose, pop on the back, open the darkslide, and expose. Press button to eject/process. The resulting photo is right-side-up on Polaroid film, and the image is centered vis-a-vis your lens, so you get the highest quality result possible.

Yep, we still make and ship these all the time!

Not directly, but with the right parts this camera is apparently very easy to non-destructively convert to Graflok 45 mount (using a kit like this). Once you did that, our Mercury “Superback” would allow you to shoot pretty amazing 65mm IMAX panoramas with the Konica Instant Press. That would be a pretty amazing setup!

Yes, our Hasselblad V to Graflok 23 adapter will work perfectly for this application. The new CFV100C back uses the standard Hasselblad V mount. Keep in mind that the adapter pushes the film/sensor plane back 20mm, so you will need to move your front standard back (toward the back of the camera) by 20mm. Most people either move their infinity stops or add a second pair of infinity stops. Horseman “R” models will still be able to accurately use their range finders.

Regards
Aldo

Thanks Zach. I think all my large format lenses are copal 1 or 2 sizes, but I will check. I’m not sure how the Bronica lenses would fit in a copal shutter though. I await more details, then I will place a pre-order.

Mark

We are still refining/testing the list of compatible lenses. We have about 33 on the list of recommended ones at this point. Soon it will all be posted, with all other details, on a new site devoted entirely to the Mercury Stereo system. In general, most view lenses (large format or medium format) that are in a 0 or 00 sized shutter and don’t have a front element with a larger diameter than 60mm (i.e., usually a filter size of 58mm) are compatible. Many Bronica lens elements can be re-mounted in a Copal 0 shutter, making them compatible as well. This is something we’re still experimenting with. But in short, probably a number of your lenses are compatible! I’ll email you directly with more info.