[LargeFormat] Plate Holders

[philip.lambert]

Les,

I did ask earlier and no-one replied. "Is a 9x12 darkslide the same external
dimensions as 5x4?"  Does a 5x4 darkslide fit a 9x12 camera back? Same
question really. I have seen a few 9x12 prewar bellows cameras going cheap
but assumed they were impractical.  Similarly has anyone measured a
halfplate plateholder?  Is it externally different to 5x7?  I came across a
whole plate Kodak bellows camera in mahogany with no lens board. My 305mm
would easily cover 8.5x6.5 ins but there were no cutfilm or plate holders.
It weighed a lot less than my former 10x8 Sinar (later melted down and made
into an oil tanker ......)  Philip

From: "Les Newcomer" <lnphoto@twmi.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Plate Holders

> I have a plate holder adapter for a big kodak folder.  I also have a feind
> that has a Jewl or juel,  well it's a jewel but spelled differently. Both
of
> these cameras use single plate holders made of brass. there were sheet
film
> versions of the same thing.
>
> I've got Klapp Reflex with several of these single holders in 9x12 cm.
>
> I also ended up some how with some single film  holders that are slightly
> smaller than 6x9cm. Again out of brass.