I bought 4 used Kodak 5x7 film holders on eBay, and I think they're a little odd.
In the attached picture, the Kodak is the wooden one on the right.
As you can see, it's about half an inch shorter than the Lisco on the left.
The locking rib is in the right place, and the holder inserts and locks almost correctly in the camera. The face of the holder fits firmly against the camera, but the bottom of the holder (i.e. the edge at the bottom of the picture) does not. If I grasp the top of the holder, I can rock it from side to side, maybe as much a 3/8 of an inch. None of my other holders do this.
I don't think this would matter for picture-taking as long as I'm sure that the holder is straight before shooting, because the face appears to be correctly placed and light-tight.
So, my question is are all Kodak 5x7 holders like this? (These four are unlike any of my Lisco, Ansco, Fidelity holders.)
Or are these some kind of antique or special purpose holders?
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