6x17...4x10

[Vaughn]

Shift is nice for the vertical 4x10's also.

[cdholden]

What cameras do you have? I know some of the Deardorffs have grooves for a splitter to go in the back right in front of the ground glass, leaving the film holder to work as normal.
I recall that another manufacturer did also, but forget which one.

[Jay DeFehr]

Randy,

Does the original DS still slide in and out with the guides in place? If so, I think yours is a perfectly workable solution, though it does require you to cut your film down.

BTW, when I first looked at your photo, I thought you cut through your septum.

[Michael Jones]

I recall that another manufacturer did also, but forget which one.

8x10 Tachiharas and the Calument branded versions had the splitter grooves.

Mike

[Randy]

Does the original DS still slide in and out with the guides in place? If so, I think yours is a perfectly workable solution, though it does require you to cut your film down.

BTW, when I first looked at your photo, I thought you cut through your septum.

Yes, the DS slides in just fine. The guides are glued to the septum.

For instance, on a camera with no rise or fall, use a lens board with the lens hole off center upwards, and shoot the upper half of the frame. Then switch the back on the camera 180 degrees and shoot the new "upper" half.

Thanks Kuzano. Will see if that solves my problem.

[cosmicexplosion]

I just modified one dark slide to give me two 4x10 negs on a single sheet of 8x10 film. I find it a rather simple solution that allows me to do both full frame 8x10's and/or 4x10's with very little extra weight to be carried.

i just looked at my fidelity darkside and i was worriedthat light might pass under the slide to covered image

have you had any leeks?

thanks

A

[Vaughn]

No leaks -- no bleed-over.

Here is a contact print (platinum print) taken using my modified darkslide. Note that the upper edge of the image was at the center of the film holder -- and that there is no significant bleeding of light along that edge.

I had taken two images of the same scene (different exposures) on the same piece of film.

Vaughn

[cosmicexplosion]

Well i never....

Thanks Vaughn...you have made my day.

i didnt believe this could work at first, otherwise i would have been doing it. now i feel like i have just discovered my van gogh painting on the wall is a real one...

silly me,

still, this saves me 1-3k on a 4x10 camera.

and you dont have to mess about cutting film in the dark which has never appealed to me.

i really really like panoramic shots.

you could even keep them intact for use on an 8x10 enlarger, with a simple mask.

i also like the idea of two shots with different exposures next to one another.

i cant believe it......I'VE GOT A 4x10 CAMERA!

[Vaughn]

And I will be modifying an 11x14 darkslide so I will have a 5.5"x14" camera as well!

And I have a 50 sheet box of 111x14 film that is fogged on one end -- so I might modify a 11x14 darkslide so that I can make 11x11 prints. I like panoramics, but I also like squares (learned photography with a Roleiflex.)

[cosmicexplosion]

what about using x-ray film,in your 11x14, i was just over in that paddock, and there are some incredible results.

i think an iix14 is on my list...down the track a bit. (now that i have seen the great results)