Multi-Sheet Film Holders...Surely There's A Market

**Jim Rice** · 21-Dec-2004, 17:27

Once upon a time, I had a Graflex bag-mag with, unfortunately, a bad bag. How does a graphmatic work?

**David A. Goldfarb** · 21-Dec-2004, 17:48

There's some discussion on the graflex.org discussion board about repairing bag mag bags. If it's in really bad shape, you can make a new one out of leather or nylon. One of mine just had a thin spot (enough to let light through outdoors in the sun), so I patched it with a thin piece of leather and Pliobond.

There's an instruction manual for the Grafmatic on graflex.org, showing how it operates with pictures.

**Jean-Louis Llech** · 22-Dec-2004, 09:46

As Scott says, Fuji made a few years ago a system like the Grafmatic, the Fuji Quickchange for 8 sheet films. Unfortunately, this system is no more in the Fuji catalog.
The Grafmatic is heavier than the Quickchange, but probably more solid. It is difficult to find spare septums.

**Scott Bacon** · 22-Dec-2004, 12:20

Scott, From our recent conversations, you know I'm of like mind. In regards
to the Bag Mag, check out this
<a target="_blank" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3860953604&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT">
listing</a>. It's the only time I've ever seen one on eBay.

**Scott Rosenberg** · 22-Dec-2004, 15:57

hey scott... good to see you one tuan's site! thanks for the link... i really wish someone would put out a new back like these!

for anyone counting, you can put me down for 6!

**Scott Bacon** · 23-Dec-2004, 08:41

"hey scott... good to see you one tuan's site! thanks for the link..."

Been hanging around here for a looooong time - mostly lurk and try to soak up as much as I can. ;-)

**Bruce Wehman** · 21-Jan-2005, 07:48

Speaking of multi-sheet film holders: how many out there remember the film pack? As a Navy photographer in the sixties, my life was made a lot easier, by using film packs.
For those who have never seen one, it was about ½” thick and held 16 sheets. True, the film base was thin, and you had to cut the length down to 5” to process them. But think of the advantages: light weight; convenient - a backpacker’s dream. And the tooling for it has to be under a pile of dust somewhere. With the advances in film base technology that have taken place since then, you would think that someone would have thought of it.