I pull the slide out all the way and leave the dark cloth hanging over the back of the camera as insurance. I'll also use the dark slide to shield the lens from direct sunlight. I've also been known to use vodka for lens cleaning fluid.
Got to love that multi tasking!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
John, have you ever got mixed up and made your Vodka Martini with lens cleaning fluid?Originally Posted by John Kasaian
I pull the slide out all the way and leave the dark cloth hanging over the back of the camera as insurance. I'll also use the dark slide to shield the lens from direct sunlight. I've also been known to use vodka for lens cleaning fluid.
Got to love that multi tasking!
I use my dark slide as a lens shade as well.
jeez good luck finding film ...i am looking at making ..there called pack adapters... into a wet plate adapter... i have 10 of those... i even have one new in the box.... i will send you one of those for free also ..just for the postage..... the only thing i can think of they are good for now is converting to a wet plate adapter i have made several for friends ....
no no no correction correction i just saw the picture... that is a Grafmatic 1268.... you will like this if you get it working.... six sheets of 4x5 in one holder.... i use these for weddings ..i have 8 of them that i use all the time... yes clean test and use.... go to Graflex.org for instructions...if you dont use right you can mess it up big time... bend the septums... <<the metal sheets that hold the film....
That is a Grafmatic, not a readyload and not a filmpack adapter. It holds six sheets in metal septa. You load the septa, then load them into the Grafmatic. If you do this properly, and the septa are flat, and you know how to use a Grafmatic, they are great, I use one hiking quite a bit.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
This one holds six, the one I have and the packs I have are 16 and 20 sheets.
Or use the lens as your drinking glass?
I just bought one that is 50 years old new still in the box.... i am so excited i have never seen one of these new..... i use mine so much that i have just sold the majority of my 2 sheet holders...
Those are filmpacks, they're ancient history as far as production goes. The film was thinner, too, and could come out of the grooves in processing tanks. But they were handy!
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Thanks Mike and thanks E. Von!
You guys cleared up some things for me, the one I have is NOT the one pictured but the back looked the same, the one I have holds the film packs. That hold 16 or 20 sheets, and I only have 2 packs, after that, it will be useless.
I would love to have one of the re-loadable 6 sheet holder versions, so yes I'll take one if you have extras of those!
I'll also take a converted wet plate version too!
PM me and let me know if you're willing to do the conversion for me? And how much, and I'll certainly take one of the re-loadable ones for free + shipping
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