Re: Re: Paper negatives

on 3/7/02 11:53 AM, pete eckert at peteeckert@mindspring.com wrote:

I use a 6x12 roll film back on my zero 4x5 works great
James

> Guy,
>
> Will the Grafmatic 1268 multiple film holder fit into the zero 4x5?
>
> Pete
>
> At 10:00 PM 3/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>
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Received on Thu Mar 7 17:15:51 2002