Originally Posted by
plaubel
Since my 12x16" double-filmholders take plates, I use two aluminium plates and some tape to fix my sheets.
I gave up my own magnetic idea.
I believe in my tape, but if you like my idea, you alternatively could try to glue some neodyms into such an aluminium plate and then covering the film with this thin carbon steel.
For me, fixing the film onto a separated plate instead directly into the holder, it gives big advantages concerning fiddling with the stuff, and flatness.
My first step is taping the plate edges in light, with one stripe, but both sides.
Then I loosen one side, so it can take the film, and I dim the light to red (Xray film..)..
Next I fix one edge ( the smaller side) of the film, and then I can pull the film a bit in the other direction, meanwhile pressing and giving the plate a slightly concave form with my other hand - luckily no filmholder disturbs this process.
After fixing and "deconcaving" the plate, , I load a flattened film, fixed onto a sturdy plate.
The tape steals me 3 to 5 mm at each side of the film.
Sounds ugly, maybe, but the whole process needs less time then writing ( and translating a bit) this text.
Ritchie
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