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Can someone confirm the weight of an older wooden 8X10 film holder?
Can anyone confirm the weight of a Chamonix 8X10 holder (the site does not have that info)?
John Kasaian
3-Jun-2015, 20:17
I've no scale, so....uhhhh...lighter than the plastics :o
Several types of wooden holders that I have. One is an Eastman 8x10 which is 15 oz. Another is an Eastman 8x10 which is 1 lb 3 oz. An unmarked holder is 1 lb 1oz. And an Agfa Ansco that is 1 lb 6 oz. The three heavier holders have aluminum ends where the darkside slides in.
Alan Gales
3-Jun-2015, 20:52
I used my postage scale to weigh a couple holders. A wooden Ansco weighed 1 lb 1 ounce verses a plastic Lisco at 1 lb 5.5 ounces.
My Ansco also has aluminum ends but for some reason is lighter than DannL's Ansco. I guess it's going to vary with different wooden holders but from what I hear the wooden ones are usually a little lighter.
Jim Noel
3-Jun-2015, 21:07
Not only lighter, but also last longer and are less prone to warping. I do not use plastic ones anymore.
Bob Mann
3-Jun-2015, 23:26
Graflex holder I have for sale is 1 lb 5 oz - wood body with metal ends
Kodak holder 1 lb. 3.4 oz. loaded....wood body, metal ends
Jim Becia
4-Jun-2015, 06:52
Can someone confirm the weight of an older wooden 8X10 film holder?
Can anyone confirm the weight of a Chamonix 8X10 holder (the site does not have that info)?
I was told by Hugo that the Chamonix 8x10 holder weighs 550 grams, about 1.3 pounds.
fuegocito
4-Jun-2015, 08:11
I have quite a mix of film holders so it works well for this questions...
Plastic-1lb 5.5oz
Chamonix-1lb 4.8oz
Wooden body with metal pull tap-1lb 1oz
Wooden body with metal top bar and pull tap-1lb 3.2oz
All holders have films in them.
Not only lighter, but also last longer and are less prone to warping. I do not use plastic ones anymore.
Can't wooden holders warp too?
I have quite a mix of film holders so it works well for this questions...
Plastic-1lb 5.5oz
Chamonix-1lb 4.8oz
Wooden body with metal pull tap-1lb 1oz
Wooden body with metal top bar and pull tap-1lb 3.2oz
All holders have films in them.
I thought there would have been a bigger difference in weight at least for the plastic vs chamonix film holder....bummer lol
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