Highest quality film holders out there?

[Alan Gales]

I've got 5 Toyo 4x5 holders which I purchased slightly used off Ebay. I wish I could afford 5 Toyo 8x10 holders. The Toyo holders are the nicest I have used.

I've never used wooden holders but if someone wants to buy me some Chamonix 8x10 holders for Christmas, I'll give them a try. Stone raves about his Chamonix 8x10 holders and they do really look nice but too pricey for this po boy!

[tgtaylor]

I wish I could afford 5 Toyo 8x10 holders.

I bought one new one each payday until I had 5.

Thomas

[Bill_1856]

I was referring to 4x5 (or smaller). It didn't occur to me at the time how much more difficult it would be to hold 8x10 film.
Actually, I now wonder about my full-plate holders.

[John Kasaian]

It is interesting nobody has cautioned about the run of odoriferous Toyos.
For older film holders I like Riteways and Bacos. For 8x10, Graflex "made for Eastman Kodak" and Lisco Regals have worked well for me.

[jp]

Why no wood?

I've handled a friends Lotus holder before, wow.... but at like 350 euros a whack, too much for me

I don't use wooden film holders because of high humidity here in the summer. I'm sure they'd warp or split somehow.

[Leigh]

It is interesting nobody has cautioned about the run of odoriferous Toyos.

I started an entire thread on that exact subject 9 days ago:
"TOYO doesn't stink"
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...highlight=toyo

- Leigh

[John Kasaian]

I started an entire thread on that exact subject 9 days ago:
"TOYO doesn't stink"
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...highlight=toyo

- Leigh

I don't shoot enough 4x5 to have an opinion or even 4x5 Toyo film holders, but they have received many complaints here regarding smell. That posters were quick to criticize Toyo because of that made me wonder where are the critics now?
At the very least such holders should be considered on a holder by holder basis. My understanding is that the OP desired comments on available high end brands and the odor (or not) has been certainly noted as a concern.

[Alan Gales]

I don't shoot enough 4x5 to have an opinion or even 4x5 Toyo film holders, but they have received many complaints here regarding smell. That posters were quick to criticize Toyo because of that made me wonder where are the critics now?
At the very least such holders should be considered on a holder by holder basis. My understanding is that the OP desired comments on available high end brands and the odor (or not) has been certainly noted as a concern.

It's just off gassing of the plastic. I purchased a set of Klein screwdrivers with plastic handles. When I opened the package it smelled so bad that my wife told me to get rid of them. I just took them outside for a few hours and the smell was gone.

People seem to like that smell when it's a new car! When I bought my Jeep new I put the top down and drove around like that for several days to get rid of the new car smell.

[Jim Andrada]

We just put two Great Danes (since departed) in the back of our Land Rover for a couple of outings and bingo, if there had been a new car smell you wouldn't have noticed it any more.

(The male was 230 pounds and 41 inches tall at the shoulder, the "little girl" a mere 190. Dumbest animals we'd ever seen, but we loved them dearly and really miss them)

[Cor]

For the sake of completeness on the Toyo holders, you are aware of the latest glitch by Toyo, the NOT opaque darkslides ?

Best,

Cor