David Gardner
10-Jan-2001, 15:02
I've just gotten into LF over the last year. Overall I am enjoying the experienc e immensely, and even the technical challenges are just that, challenges rather than deterents.
I have five old wooden 4x5 film holders. In general, they work well, but the hin ge tape is loose on most of them, and light leaks along the bottom edge of my fi lm is, I suspect, being caused by hinge tape that doesn't stick to the holder pa rts. Is there a specific hinge tape that I need to buy to replace the old tape? I asked several local camera stores and was told to use duct tape. Will it work just as well?
And while I have your attention <g>, all of my reading says that wooden and plas tic film holders are pretty much interchangeable, and that neither has a distinc t advantage. I took my setup on a camping trip to the Smokies last summer, and i t rained the entire time I was there. The wooden holders swelled and were diffic ult to open and close, but I'm guessing that plastic holders would not suffer fr om this problem. Are there any downsides to using plastic holders that I need to know about?
Thanks David
I have five old wooden 4x5 film holders. In general, they work well, but the hin ge tape is loose on most of them, and light leaks along the bottom edge of my fi lm is, I suspect, being caused by hinge tape that doesn't stick to the holder pa rts. Is there a specific hinge tape that I need to buy to replace the old tape? I asked several local camera stores and was told to use duct tape. Will it work just as well?
And while I have your attention <g>, all of my reading says that wooden and plas tic film holders are pretty much interchangeable, and that neither has a distinc t advantage. I took my setup on a camping trip to the Smokies last summer, and i t rained the entire time I was there. The wooden holders swelled and were diffic ult to open and close, but I'm guessing that plastic holders would not suffer fr om this problem. Are there any downsides to using plastic holders that I need to know about?
Thanks David