13x18 vs 5x7

[ekdek]

Someone knows if it's possible to use 5x7 film sheets on a 13x18 film holders?
Thanks!

[E. von Hoegh]

No. The film will fall out of the grooves, or at the very least will not be held flat.

13x18 cm. = 5.118x 7.087 in.

[Michael Roberts]

seems like you could use ATG tape...but probably only if you were willing to permanently convert certain holders to 5x7

[ekdek]

Ok!
Thanks very much guys!

[ekdek]

But we can use both film holders (13x18 and 5x7) on a Super Technika V 5x7, right?
Thanks again!

[Jimi]

Yes, you can use both 5x7 and 13x18 holders. Same outer dimensions for both types of filmholders.

[ekdek]

Thanks Jimi!!!!!

[Ole Tjugen]

Funny thing is that if you measure a sheet of 13x118cm film you will find it to be almost exactly 5" x 7" - or 127 x 178mm.

That's because the sizes were cemented way back when glass plates were the standard, and the newfangled floppy things needed to be put in thing steel sheaths to be held flat in the plate holders. That again made it necessary to make the films smidgeon smaller than the plates, so that the sheath holding the film could fit in the plate holder.

The result is that a 5x7" sheet will often fall out of a 13x18 holder, and a 13x18 film will usually bow in a 5x7" holder. But there is a slight chance that with tolerances being what they are, it could actually work. I don't recommend it though, I have had several bad experiences with that!

[ekdek]

Understood!
Thanks Ole.

[Emil Schildt]

just use 13x18cm film - chose Foma, and you will save a lot of money and "problem" solved....

[Ole Tjugen]

I use both sizes - 13x18 colour film, and 5x7" B&W. That way there is less chance of exposing slides as if they were BW negatives..

[Justin Cormack]

I use both sizes - 13x18 colour film, and 5x7" B&W. That way there is less chance of exposing slides as if they were BW negatives..

Where do you get 13x18 colour from? I couldnt find any last time I looked.

[Ole Tjugen]

I bought a whole lot of 13x18 Ektachrome EPP from Germany, so now I get it from my freezer.

http://www.nordfoto.de/nfvshops/kodak-e-100g-13x18cm-10-blatt-von-kodak-analoge-fotografie-verbrauchsmaterial-filme-farbdiafilme-profi.html

[Sal Santamaura]

I bought a whole lot of 13x18 Ektachrome EPP from Germany, so now I get it from my freezer.

http://www.nordfoto.de/nfvshops/kodak-e-100g-13x18cm-10-blatt-von-kodak-analoge-fotografie-verbrauchsmaterial-filme-farbdiafilme-profi.htmlNote that the link is for E100G, not EPP. Also, its cost might be OK for the OP in Spain, but those of us in the US would have to fork over $10.13 per sheet at today's xe.com exchange rate. That doesn't include shipping or any customs duty. Not to mention processing. :eek:

[Ole Tjugen]

Yes, that was why I used past tense when I said that I bought, and that I now get it from my freezer. And then I found a link to a shop with a current supply of 13x18cm colour film, although not the same as I bought.

LF colour is expensive, there's no getting around that!

[jackpie]

5x7 ish colour film of any kind is scarce. To have the option of buying 13x18 E6 sheet film from Germany is great, if expensive. The only other options are similarly priced offerings from Japan Exposures (http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=45) or special orders at Badger Graphics.

[ekdek]

And do you find easily 13x18 color sheets?
Do you know some internet page where we can buy these kind of film in Europe?
Thanks very much guys!

[jackpie]

I can find KODAK E 100G 13x18 available at Nordfoto (http://www.nordfoto.de/cgi-bin/nfvshop/iboshop.cgi?showdsearch13x18:11110010!0,617409963221342,kfilm863) (as posted by Ole), and Phototec (http://www.phototec.de/KODAK-Ektachrome-E-100-G-13x18-cm-10-Bl-/Filme/Farb-Diafilme/Planfilme/::2874.html).

[Ole Tjugen]

But 13x18 negative film (or 5x7" for that matter) is sadly missing from both those shops.

[ekdek]

Thanks very much again guys!

[Philippe Grunchec]

just use 13x18cm film - chose Foma, and you will save a lot of money and "problem" solved....

... or even Foma and 5x7!

[renes]

Adox, Ilford and Rollei Ortho as well:

http://www.fotoimpex.de/shop/filme/planfilme/5x7-inch-13x18-cm/