Which brand of 4x5 filmholder is best?

[Leigh]

I have Riteway and Fidelity Elite, and need to buy some more.

I know there are other styles of Fidelity, and other brands like Lisco.

Anybody know which are best as regards durability, film flatness, etc?

Thanks.

- Leigh

[Bob McCarthy]

I'm a big fan of the old Rochester made graflex and toyo holders in 4x5. I have regal II in 8x10

All appear to have a properly positioned film planes.

Bob

[Leigh]

Thanks, Bob.

(Did you get your mail?)

- Leigh

[Lachlan 717]

Search, Leigh. There are several threads on this...

[Leigh]

Search, Leigh. There are several threads on this...

I did. I didn't find any that addressed this question specifically.

There were only a couple out of the 124 hits that even discussed the subject in general.

Thanks.

- Leigh

[Lachlan 717]

Try this.

Read between the lines for your answers!

[Leigh]

Read between the lines for your answers!

Why?

I'm not interested in reading between any lines.

Is there some reason I can't pose a question and receive direct answers to it?

Several of the other responses have been quite helpful. Thanks, guys.

Lachlan, thank you for your interest.

- Leigh

[neil poulsen]

Try this.

Read between the lines for your answers!

No need to be critical.

The search facility on this site is a bit complicated and not very intuitive. And besides, an occasional repeated topic is a good refresh for everyone.

[Lachlan 717]

No need to be critical.

The search facility on this site is a bit complicated and not very intuitive. And besides, an occasional repeated topic is a good refresh for everyone.

Actually, no need for you to be critical.

If you read the thread, it is about excluding bad options to leave those that are good.

Thus, “read between the lines”.

Trust me - if I was going to be critical, there would be no ambiguity about it.

[Lynn Jones]

The man who bought Calumet back in 1972 (I can't remember Fred's last name anymore) bought Lisco/Fidelity identical guts, slightly different look, also later bought Riteway from what was left of Graflex. So all have the same ownership and the same factory. Back when Graflex was still around, I tested all three of these plus a couple of Japanese and European film holders. Lisco/Fidelity has the best film plane location, Riteway were out of location, slightly, the others while very expensive, were neither parelell nor in distance. I confess that since I'n not in the view camera business anymore I haven't done the tests for a long time. These three probably represent about 98% of the business.

Lynn