Jack the boatman
13-Apr-2011, 11:28
I am a newcomer to 5 x 4 photography and have just bought a Shen Hao TZ45 11A.
The ground glass screen and wooden frame is held very securely to the back with 2 strong spring loaded clips. When the ground glass screen is removed the spring clips are removed with it. The only way of fitting darkslides or film backs is via a couple of sliding metal plates which are at top left and right of the revolving back.
This works well for a rollfilm back which I have just bought, but fitting Fidelity Elite darkslides is less secure. It appears that the sliding metal plates engage in shallow grooves on the edges of the darkslide, but this does not seem to be a very reliable method.
Am I doing something wrong?
Are Fidelity Elite the right kind of darkslides for this camera?
If not what type should I get?
Thanks for any responses.
The ground glass screen and wooden frame is held very securely to the back with 2 strong spring loaded clips. When the ground glass screen is removed the spring clips are removed with it. The only way of fitting darkslides or film backs is via a couple of sliding metal plates which are at top left and right of the revolving back.
This works well for a rollfilm back which I have just bought, but fitting Fidelity Elite darkslides is less secure. It appears that the sliding metal plates engage in shallow grooves on the edges of the darkslide, but this does not seem to be a very reliable method.
Am I doing something wrong?
Are Fidelity Elite the right kind of darkslides for this camera?
If not what type should I get?
Thanks for any responses.