Thank's for the helpfull input, I'm aware of the Fuji holder but unlike the Gafmatic I have not held one in my hand. I'm wondering what the size difference is? Is it the same size as the quickload holder? Is it more "reliable" than the Grafmatic?
Thank's for the helpfull input, I'm aware of the Fuji holder but unlike the Gafmatic I have not held one in my hand. I'm wondering what the size difference is? Is it the same size as the quickload holder? Is it more "reliable" than the Grafmatic?
Here is a very strange item--Ebay auction #7546603889 this seens to be some sort of older magazine with a leather top that says it holds 12 septums---anyone have any ideas abou this beast?
Not strange at all. That is a Graflex Film Magazine, commonly known as a "bag-mag." It was a precursor to the Grafmatic that worked in a more manual way. A slide would pull the septum into the attached leather bag, and you would slip the septum back into the stack, and you could remove the septums from a door on the back, making it a bit easier to remove a few exposed sheets than it is with a Grafmatic. I have one of these for 5x7" sheets and one for 5x7" plates with film septums, which I use on my 5x7" Press Graflex.
It looks like the bag-mag on eBay is for a Graflex type back, not a Graflok or international style back or the conventional spring back, so it will not work on most 4x5" cameras.
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