Can anyone post the various Fidelity filmholder model characteristics

[Leigh]

I see Fidelity Elite, Fidelity Deluxe, etc.

Could someone please describe these and put them in chronological order (newest to oldest or ...)?

TIA.

- Leigh

[tgtaylor]

AFAIK, the Elite is the latest and probably the best.

Thomas

[Alan Gales]

Fidelity Elites are the latest and are the same as Lisco Regal ll's. I read that one company bought out the other and now make the one film holder style with two different names.

[Bob Salomon]

Fidelity Elites are the latest and are the same as Lisco Regal ll's. I read that one company bought out the other and now make the one film holder style with two different names.

Calumet had owned Fidelity, Lisbon and Riteway and made all of them in the same factory. But then Calumet, several years ago, discontinued the manufacture of all of them, leaving at least one Chinese company, Linhof and Toyo as the last manufacturer's. Linhof has since discontinued them as well.

[Alan Gales]

Calumet had owned Fidelity, Lisbon and Riteway and made all of them in the same factory. But then Calumet, several years ago, discontinued the manufacture of all of them, leaving at least one Chinese company, Linhof and Toyo as the last manufacturer's. Linhof has since discontinued them as well.

Thanks, Bob!

[sepiareverb]

Sounds like a good project for you. A few hours on eBay, a few priority mail boxes and you could have the whole collection to describe in detail.

[tgtaylor]

Linhof and Toyo as the last manufacturer's.

Toyo manufactured Fidelity Elites?

Thomas

[Graham Patterson]

Toyo makes Toyo holders. Really nice, though 8-)

[Bob Salomon]

Toyo manufactured Fidelity Elites?

Thomas

Sorry for the ambiguity. Calumet was the last manufacturer of Fidelity, Riteway and Lincoln holders. Linhof made their own holders and Toyo made their own.

[Leigh]

Thanks, guys. I can read.

If a holder says Fidelity, I expect it was made by Fidelity or a company that owned the Fidelity brand.

I was asking for the differences between various "models", i.e. Elite vs. Deluxe for Fidelity and similar differences for other brands.

- Leigh