I have a vintage Conley 5X7 folding plate camera with what I believe is an 8 in F/8 Wollensak triple convertible Rapid Rectilinear with a Conley Safety Shutter(camera is in good shape with no pin holes and shutter works well too). Luckily it came with 5 plate negative holders. I am interested in trying paper negatives for the first time. I have read numerous threads on this so I have a basic understanding of the process. My issue is the plate negative holders. If I install 5x7 mat boards, painted flat black, aprox 1mm thick, to allow for the thickness of the glass, will that suffice? Or is that too thick? And how do you keep the paper flat? With double sided tape or with some other means? I have considered buying normal 5x7 holders but with this old camera I ‘m not sure if it will fit properly. I have also seen some recommend buying septums that would fit this plate holder but I’m reluctant to invest any more in this than I have as I don’t think at this time I will be shooting 5x7 film.
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