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    ID'ing film holders

    In the past I have numbered my sheet film holders with notched Vs and notched squares on the bottom lip of the bottom flap. Each side of the holder was all notched with a I or II. Now considering drilling small "micro" holes in the bottom lips of the flaps.

    Was wondering how others ID'ed their film holders?

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    Re: ID'ing film holders

    I numbered every side of my holders, going from 1 to 32 for the 16 holders i have. After taking a picture i make a small note of the date, the scene i shot, the number of the holderside i used, the exposure settings, filter use, and the way it should be developed. These scriblings make it easy enough to identify the holder i used after the negative was developed, also because i copy them on the contact sheet that stays with the negatives when i file them.

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    Re: ID'ing film holders

    I'm with Huub. Any of five narrow notches in the flap can be widened to give binary numbers up to 32.

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    Why not add a rounded notch to the mix? Theat would increase the optiolns by 50% Shouldn't be any harder than the other shapes.

    After all these years of LF I'd think that some innovation in this direction would have taken place.

    Another thought: Drill micro holes in the darkslide. Use the braille system.
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    Re: ID'ing film holders

    Quote Originally Posted by Drew Bedo View Post
    Drill micro holes in the darkslide. Use the braille system.
    Holes in the darkslide?

    That works well with holders sitting in the sun, even briefly.

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    Re: ID'ing film holders

    I just put strips of thin white electrical tape on the folders and write on that tape as needed. The tape is cheap and doesn't leave a residue on plastic holders.

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    Linhof double sheet film holders and Linhof glass plate/sheet film holders were available with or without numbered friskits numbered from 1 to 12. The darkslides were also numbered to match the friskit. If higher numbering was wanted then files could cut a small notch next to the friskit holder. So it was easy to number as high as you wanted between the friskits and the number and shape of the additional notches. You just had to put the same notches on the darkslides so you always knew which side of which holder took which darkslide.

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    What's a frisket? A fried biscuit?

    Not very transparent.

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    Re: ID'ing film holders

    Quote Originally Posted by Leigh View Post
    What's a frisket? A fried biscuit?

    Not very transparent.

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    A piece of transparent film with a name, a number, a description, etc. that you wanted printed onto a piece of film or paper as you expose it.

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    Re: ID'ing film holders

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Salomon View Post
    A piece of transparent film with a name, a number, a description, etc. that you wanted printed onto a piece of film or paper as you expose it.
    OK. So is this insertable/changeable by the user?

    I've never encountered such a facility.

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