On 7/24/2010 4:43 PM Thor Lancelot Simon spake thus:

In article ,
David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 7/24/2010 11:36 AM David Nebenzahl spake thus:

If he uses 120, then I guess what the OP would be looking for would be a
holder that's 5 inches long x 120 wide; 5 inches = 127 mm, so it seems
that a 6x12 holder might just do the trick. Do they make 6x12 holders
for 4x5?

Answering my own question, the DIYer in me says, "Who cares?". No
need for anything store-bought here. Just glue down some paper
guides on an old 4x5 holder for a strip of 120 film. Voila!

Sure, there's no daylight loading or frame counting here, but it'll
work fine.

Except that the slide won't clear if you put the guides such that you
can get the film _under_ them, and the film won't stay flat if you don't,
because 120 film is much, much more flexible than either 4x5 or 35mm
film.

Are you sure about that? I'm looking at a 4x5 holder (old Graflex), and
there is a good 1/8" between the slide and the back of the holder where
the guides would go. Looks like plenty of room for some paper guides.
They only need to be about 3-4 times the thickness of the film total.

Can't guarantee how flat the film would stay, of course, but might be
worth a try.


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