Hello everyone,
This year, I'm making the step to 8x10 equipment and I'm very excited.
Yesterday I received my first used 8x10 film holder and I was pretty shocked of how loose it looks.
Are fidelity film holders supposed to do this ?
I did some testing with a strong flashlight, removing both protective plates (what's the word for this already?) and directing the beam of light directly in the slots.
Some light seems to enter the light trap but is only noticeable at a 30-45° angle but not at a 0° angle when looking "from the film point of vue", aligned with where the film would lay.
That being said, the holder would be hold tight by the camera back when shooting so theoretically, this critical lighting test conditions would never occur in real film shooting situation.
I'm not equipped yet to process 8x10 films and can't do a real film test.
(Yes, that was a bit silly to purchase a used holder prior to being able to test it, I'll admit that )
What would you do in my shoes ?
Does this holder seems normal to you ? or is the loose bent top a total no go ?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
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