I am thinking of purchasing new 11x14 holders for my Wisner 11x14. But the Tachihara are so expensive. I mean they re gorgeous and wonderful, But the price is shocking. Why are they so expensive ? are they worth the price?
I am thinking of purchasing new 11x14 holders for my Wisner 11x14. But the Tachihara are so expensive. I mean they re gorgeous and wonderful, But the price is shocking. Why are they so expensive ? are they worth the price?
Looked the price up
Normal
Mine were custom made by Richard Ritter https://www.lg4mat.net/filmholder.html 8 years ago
Tin Can
I made a simple 11X14 film holder years ago and documented it in DIY
Black Matt Board to any size, no complication
Double stick tape, with clear plastic a bit thicker than film to fit the Dims outside
Another piece of same tape and same plastic overlapping the first rail for film containment
Covered with Black Gaff Tape
No DS need on my setup
Made it twice, first was 10X16 with 2 pieces of 8X10
I prefer 11X14
It works very smoothly
Dark Slide could be stacked
11X14 Film Holder DIY by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr
Tin Can
I had some Tachihara 11x14 holders for a while. They were nicely made, but the septum seemed spring-loaded, requiring downward pressure on the film during insertion. The required combination action of threading such a large and floppy sheet of film under the retaining flanges in the dark and sliding the film in while exerting downward pressure made loading a royal pain. I sold the Tachiharas and now have a mix of Fidelity and S&S holders in that size.
I am not sure of the dimensions of the holders or the light leak situation. It is too experimental. I bought two wooded before and found the raised rail to hold the unit in place as in the wrong spot Still not yet fixed I would not sell becausee it is so wrong That is when I stopped buying unknown manufacturer. They get the dimensions wrong and then the holders will not fit or will fail or the film plane is not aligned in focus.
I use Chamonix 11x14 holders and they are excellent.
Tin Can
Bookmarks