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Leigh
11-Dec-2016, 20:10
I've purchased new TOYO filmholders over the past many years, and every one stunk.

They have a very strong plastic/solvent smell, which dissipates very slowly (many months).
This has been discussed here previously.

Well, I just bought some of the new ones with aluminum darkslides, direct from Kumar in Japan.

They don't stink. There's maybe a very slight smell, seemingly associated with the plastic bag.

So I'm a happy shooter. No more focusing with a clothespin on my nose (it hits the groundglass).

- Leigh

Ray Heath
12-Dec-2016, 17:00
I've purchased new TOYO filmholders over the past many years, and every one stunk.

They have a very strong plastic/solvent smell, which dissipates very slowly (many months).
This has been discussed here previously.

Well, I just bought some of the new ones with aluminum darkslides, direct from Kumar in Japan.

They don't stink. There's maybe a very slight smell, seemingly associated with the plastic bag.

So I'm a happy shooter. No more focusing with a clothespin on my nose (it hits the groundglass).

- Leigh

You must have strong eye sight to focus with a film holder inserted?

Kevin Crisp
12-Dec-2016, 17:20
X-ray film, probably.