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Pressure Plate Info

  • From: Stephen Puckett <spuckett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Pressure Plate Info
  • Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:16:23 -0800
Today John Bercovitz wrote:

"Pressure plate is generally a kind of misnomer.  Only in
a few cameras does it actually put pressure on the film.
In most cameras, it is the lid on the box that the film
slides through.  It will only be moved if there is a jam."

I thought that the 'pressure plate' kept the film flat against 
the rails for proper focus.  Not true?  If I found or built a 
camera without one, I would still be OK?