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centuryuniversal Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 12 |  Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:32 am Post subject: 5x7 Slotted film holders....an alternative.
Hi Everyone,
After so much help from you all, I thought Id try and give back a little....
Well after searching for the mythic "Slotted" holder for the past several years and not finding any reasonably priced.... I decided to try something else. Not wanting to modify my 5x7 Press or Home Portrait, I thought why not create my own "slotted" holders.
Take a look at my flicker images below to see how I went about this. This may not be the perfect solution.....but it does work. And I didn't have to butcher my camera to do it.
You'll need access to a table saw and a vertical mill or router table.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5521557825/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5521556063/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5522143812/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5521552649/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5521551693/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5522140892/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5522140050/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60544481@N04/5521548945/
I've got to imagine it would work as well for 4x5 and 3x4 holders.
Cheers
C.U |
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Billy Canuck Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 165 |  Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:16 pm
Impressive work! Thank you for posting. |
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Roger Thoms Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Posts: 13 |  Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:23 pm
Nice work and a simple solution.
Roger |
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Les Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 |  Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:52 am
I'm curious how this works out. Despite protestations from my numerous professors, there have been times in my life when the math just doesn't add up. I hope this is the case here.
According to Graflex, Graflex holders keep the film farther away from the back of the camera than graphic holders, so putting a Graphic holder on a Graflex camera SHOULD give you a slightly fuzzy photograph, although I have seen modifications that, by the math, won't work and yet it does. [/u][/b] |
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