Re: Hand made darkslides

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From: "Myisp" <scilly@myisp.co.uk>

>Has anyone tried making their own darkslides? I am thinking of making a 10x8
>camera and would like to be able to take more than one photo before returning
>to the darkroom.

All modern 10x8 (AKA 8x10) film holders let you make 2 exposures per holder and
you can get as many film holders as you want, therefore, the number of exposures
you can make before returning to your darkroom is limited only by the number of
film holders you can carry or afford to buy. How, having more darkslides
than the 2 darkslides each 10x8 film holder comes with would help you increase
that number?

In any case, I see darkslides alone being auctioned at eBay from time to time.
Jay Bender, also sells 10x8 darkslides he cuts to 10x4 for 2 panoramic exposures
with each 10x8 film holder, I am pretty sure he can sell you uncut darkslides,
too.
I know you want to make your own, but finding material with the right thickness
may be difficult.

Here is a picture of the "cut" 10x8 darkslide at Jay Bender site:

http://www.benderphoto.com/4x10pa.htm

Guillermo
Received on Sun Mar 3 11:54:48 2002