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23 roll film back
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:05 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Tom Green
Can anyone help. I aquired a"23" 120 film holder.But it does not fit into a graphlok back.It is too small in length and width ,I dont know if there is a adaptor plate or what, its for a 5x4 Crown graflex, any info will be a great help
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:12 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Tim Myers
Hi Tom,
I think you may have a back for a 6x9 camera (i.e. 2x3). You need to look for a 'reducing back' from 5x4 (inches) to 6x9 (cm) - but I've never personally seen one of these, only ones that do 10x8 down to 5x4.
In all reality, it's probably going to be cheaper to get a 5x4 rollfilm back. I have the cheap Chineese one, and although it's very basic it works well.
rollfilm back Query
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:50 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Tom Green
Many thanks Tim, any more info on your Chinese back,ie Name, access?? Kind Regards Tom.
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:03 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Tim Myers
Hi Tom,
I have the Shen Hao 6x12 back - which has masks for 6x4.5, 6x6, and 6x9 (I believe - never used them, I only use it as 6x12). I bought mine off eBay from a seller in Hong Kong, and I've never had a problem with it (except remembering if I've wound or not!). It's built like a tank, hewn from a lump of metal without any finesse, but it works well.
Ffordes are offering them at £260 new in the UK, I paid nowhere near that much.
backs
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:43 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Tom Green
Cheers Tim, Ill try and follow your info up, Regards Tom.
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:28 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Simon R
Hi Tom,
I have a Graflex 23 back that fits a Graflok back. It's yours for the cost of the postage if you want it.
Cheers
Simon
23 back
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:38 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Tom Green
Hello Simon, Its very kind of you to offer, "YES PLEASE" I am willing to pay a decent Price if you want ,but yes I would like to have it, My post address is as follows Tom, Green, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Kind Regards Tom. (And many Thanks.
<Tom, please don't post personal details in the public forum, I have removed your address, Joanna>
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:20 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Simon R
I've sent you a PM Tom
Cheers
Simon
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:48 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by buze
I also have a "23" 6x9 back, but to start with, it's just about 6x8 !
I've been salivating over a 6x12, but there seems to be 2 kinds of the cheapo chinese one; one of them is "bulky looking" and has a much needed sliding door over the red window.
The other one seems to have a plain red window, and that is a bad, bad idea... I have to use electrical tape on all the red windows of my folder to prevent leaks from there... So that back could be hard to use with pan film ! It's quite a bit cheaper on Ebay...
Where to get a good price for a 6x12 ? The "Da-yi" seems to be the one I'm targeting. The eBay seller however is charging something like £25 for "postage" :/