RE: large film holders

Yes, I am sure to say that many of the very old 14x17 cameras do not use this
standard. I had to work some careful magic on my camera back to make it
accept the newer standard holders. People can sometimes find an old ULF
camera for not too much money, but feeding it holders can be difficult and
expensive!.
Robert N.

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> From: Sandy King
> Reply To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:40 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: 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
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> >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.
> >
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> >> 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 07:55:26 2004