Re: Re: Paper negatives

From: "HypoBob"

> I finally retreated from these approaches and built a wooden box that
accepts 4x5 film
>holders.

Bob,

If you're into 4x5 film, you may want to consider betting one of these
old Grafmatic 1268 multiple film holders.

Each hold six sheets of 4x 5 film in just a bit more space than the
thickness of one conventional 4x5 film holder. You can make six images
without removing or flipping a film holder. Each sheet goes into an
individual metal "septum" (a metal tray that hold one sheet of film).
Pulling the film cover out exposes a fresh sheet of film. Pushing it
back in shuffles the exposed film and its septum behind the next septum.
A counter on the back of the film holder shows how many exposures have
been taken. Once all six sheets are exposed, a lock prevents you from
inadvertently reexposing the film.

They are quite numerous on eBay and sell anywhere between $40 to $80
each. If you are careful with them you can get a lot of mileage out of
them. For instance, you can load a couple and you've got 12 sheets of
film for the space of 2 standard holders. Or you load one in B&W and
the other in color. Pretty neat.

Cheers,

Guy
Received on Wed Mar 6 22:03:50 2002