Re: Converting Korona film holders to plate holders
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Originally Posted by
AlexGard
Maybe modifying or replacing the dark slide is another option.
Perhaps an addition to the front of the holder to move the dark slide forward a bit. That would thicken the holder and necessitate relocating the ground glass again. A big advantage to a custom back is you wouldn't have to modify the camera or a holder, so you preserve the option to shoot 12x20 film/dry plates/paper negatives in the future. Also, most custom backs will accomodate a variety of plate sizes, so you could have it built to take 12x20, 8x20, 12x16...
And yeah, it's tough waiting for a new camera, especially something as epic as a 12x20.
Re: Converting Korona film holders to plate holders
Thanks again mark. Will have to wait and see what needs to be done. All valid thinking points. Cheers.
Yes very excited to get this camera up and running. I hate the wait!
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Re: Converting Korona film holders to plate holders
Seems I may be in luck. Conversing with another member here who got in touch and told me about his Korona plate holders.
Seems that one of the 'film holders' I have may actually be a plate holder that had a film holder adapter made for it, in the form of a removable metal septum with the sides folded over that is inserted into where the glass plate normally would be.
If this is the case, I might be in luck... I'm just hopeful that the 'plate holder' can accept 3mm thick glass...