RE: Dag plate holders.

I believe I have a couple or so of those old 4x5 wooden plate holders.
If anyone is interested in these contact me off list for details please.

Thanks,

Don Bryant

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert W. Schramm [mailto:schrammrus@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:34 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Dag plate holders.
>
>
> Jon,
>
> There are still some wood 4x5 plate holders around which were designed
for
> glass plates. Try eBay or some seller of antique photo equipment. They
> work
> great for 4x5 dag plates. You may have to repair them. I got a deal
once
> on
> six which had various broken parts and was able to assemble 2 good
ones
> via
> the application of some glue and trading parts.
>
> Bob Schramm
> Check out my web page at:
>
> http://www.SchrammStudio.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Gregory Popovitch <greg@gpy.com>
> >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >Subject: RE: Dags and view cams (was Re: Toyo 810G and Fidelity Delux
> film
> >holders)
> >Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:22:53 -0500
> >
> >Hi Jon,
> >
> >That's right, film holders won't work for dag plates.
> >You need something which will hold something thicker
> >(dag copper plates are usually about 1mm thick) and
> >won't require bending for insertion.
> >
> >The solutions I can think of:
> >
> >- try to find old plate holders. This is not easy,
> > especially if you are looking for a "modern" size
> > like 4x5". They usually came in plate size
> > (quarter plate = 3 1/4 x 4 1/4, half plate = 4 1/4 x
> > 6 1/2, full-plate = 6 1/2 x 8 1/2)
> >
> >- have some plate holders made for you (see
> > http://www.geocities.com/starcameracompany/) or
> > make your own. I believe Mike Robinson at
> > Century Darkroom
> > (http://www.blackshadowyachts.com/centurydarkroom.html)
> > will also make plate holders to your specifications.
> >
> >- if you can find 8x10" plate holders, it is not too hard
> > to make a reducing plate to 4x5". Some old plate holders
> > I found came with reducers in them, but all in plate sizes.
> >
> >- rig a polaroid 4x5 or readyload holder so that it will
> > take plates. I've done that for using 1/4 plate size
> > on a Mamiya Universal, but it is not very convenient and
> > limited to 1 exposure before reloading. I've also heard of
> > people adapting graflex film packs.
> >
> >I would recomment using plate holders, and then make sure
> >the positionning of the ground glass in the camera agrees
> >with the position of the plate in your holders.
> >
> >Good luck with your dags, and let us know how they turn out.
> >
> >gregory
>
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Received on Wed Feb 4 21:58:17 2004