RE: large film holders

Yes, that skipped my mind. 14X17" was used for X-rays and there was
a standard. We have in fact made some holders in this size based on
the Fidelity standard.

But some of the very old 11X14" and 14X17" cameras do not use this standard.

Sandy King

>I'm sure that Sandy knows more about holders then I do. Having said that, I
>understood that their is a standard for 14x17 holders, probably based on the
>ones that Fidelity use to make. I have seen the dimensions listed before. I
>also will say that the Lotus company in Europe is very user friendly. They go
>out of their way to be helpful. I have 3 of the 14x17 holders from them and
>they are very nice.
>Robert N.
>
>> ----------
>> From: Sandy King
>> Reply To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:36 AM
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Re: large film holders
>>
>> Judy,
>>
>> There are two main sources in the US at this time for ULF film
>> holders, AWB and S&S. AWB holders are made by a fellow named Alan
>> Brubaker and S&S holders are produced by Sandy King and Sam Wang.
>> Wiser also markets film holders but the ones I have seen have not
>> been built to the same standard as the AWB and S&S lines. And of
>> course there are the Lotus holders, produced in Europe, and Tachihara
>> holders in 11X14 size only, produced in Japan I believe.
>>
>> People should know that with the exception of the 11X14" format there
>> are no standards for ULF holders. For that reason you should
>> absolutely clarify issues of fit with your camera before placing an
>> order for a ULF holder.
>>
>>
>> Sandy King
>>
>> >Somebody recently asked me if I knew where a friend got his large film
>> >holders (11x14)... sorry, I seem to have lost that query (one danger of
>> >doing e-mail at 4:30 AM)...but it shouldn't hurt to mention that he may
>> >have gotten them from Australia or New Zealand or some Antipodean source
>> >*originally* or I could have misunderstood that entirely. Most recently he
>> >got them from Lotus View Camera in Austria & speaks of getting more.
>> >
>> >J.
>>
>>
>>
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Received on Thu Mar 25 07:40:56 2004