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Old July 12th 04, 01:30 AM
MATT WILLIAMS
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I am familiar with medium format, but know nothing about large format. I am
thinking about renting or purchasing a used large format camera to see if I
like it. However, I have a few questions. If I am using 4x5 sheet film on
location do I need a lot of film holders that have been preloaded before to
shoot more than one shot. Since I do not plan on doing my own developing how
do you get the negatives/slides to the lab ? Thanks. Matt


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Old July 12th 04, 01:56 AM
MATT WILLIAMS
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So in taking pictures on location I would need numerous film holders
preloaded with the undeveloped film ?
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I am familiar with medium format, but know nothing about large format. I

am
thinking about renting or purchasing a used large format camera to see if

I
like it. However, I have a few questions. If I am using 4x5 sheet film on
location do I need a lot of film holders that have been preloaded before

to
shoot more than one shot. Since I do not plan on doing my own developing

how
do you get the negatives/slides to the lab ? Thanks. Matt


Go into a totally darkroom and move the negatives into
an empty cardboard film box -- the triple box variety the
film came in. If you have an opaque plastic bag, that is
your first stage of protection. Just give them the box.



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Old July 12th 04, 02:18 AM
Christian Kolinski
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MATT WILLIAMS wrote:
So in taking pictures on location I would need numerous film holders
preloaded with the undeveloped film ?


Yes.

You could try if you can change film in a dark bag.

For some cameras there are backs which can be filled with
several films. Look for Grafmatic (Graflex, 6 films).

Or you could have a look at Fujis Quickload or the Kodak
version Readyload but this requires special film holders.

Chris
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Old July 12th 04, 03:29 AM
Tom
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The short answer is, yes. OTOH you do not usually shoot as many negatives with
large format as you do with roll film or 35mm. You might start out with 3
holders (6 shots).

You transfer the film from the box to the holders, and the exposed film from the
holders to an empty film box in a darkroom, or in a changing bag.

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MATT WILLIAMS wrote:
If I am using 4x5 sheet film on
location do I need a lot of film holders that have been preloaded before to
shoot more than one shot.


Since I do not plan on doing my own developing how
do you get the negatives/slides to the lab ? Thanks. Matt


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Old July 12th 04, 04:22 AM
CamArtsMag
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We have several free articles on our web site that might be helpful

www.viewcamera.com

including one on film holders

steve simmons
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Old July 12th 04, 01:27 PM
Jean-David Beyer
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David Nebenzahl wrote:

You've already gotten the basic answer here, so I'll just add one more
factor to the equation. The subject of loading film holders on
location (using a changing bag) came up, meaning loading your holders
in the field from a box of film, rather than pre-loading all your
holders in the darkroom.

It's possible to do this, yet, but BAD IDEA. Why? One word: DUST.

When you're dealing with sheet film, remember that DUST IS YOUR MORTAL
ENEMY. Each dust particle will leave behind a little unexposed spot on
your film where it blocks the light (and therefore a black spot on the
print, assuming you're using negative film). You're far more likely to
get dust when loading anywhere but a spankin' clean darkroom.

Just to show you how difficult this to deal with, I'm getting back into
large format myself (4x5), and I have yet to make *one single shot*
that doesn't have dust marks on it. If you find some magic way to deal
with this problem, please let us know here.

There are two things you can do to reduce this problem:

1.) Vacuum our your changing bag before use (if you have access to a
suitable vacuum cleaner.

2.) Try one of those bags with the structure inside that holds it up and
away from everything. I suspect this will shake the bag less and dislodge
less dust onto the film. (I have never tried these.)

One thing to do, if possible, is to have enough holders with you to take a
day's shooting. Then at night, block off a room wherever you are staying
to make it into a darkroom. You need no water or other facilities: just a
table and dark. I did this in France and it worked perfectly well. I see
no reason why it could not work in other countries as well. ;-)


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