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Re: roll film back for 5X7

  • From: Simon Nathan <simonwide@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: roll film back for 5X7
  • Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 22:01:01 -0500
dear denton- think it out. you are shooting yourself in the foot limiting yourself to sheet film emulsions, processing, and film speeds. wanna hear of my goof in this area thirty years back? reply in large type. simon nathan

Denton Taylor wrote:

At 08:30 AM 1/16/99 -0600, you wrote:

>The cheapest way to make 6x17s with a 5x7 camera is to shoot sheet film and
crop! On one two sheet film holder I get 4 6x17s!>

How do you modify the film holder to avoid covering the entire sheet of film?

I've wondered about the 5x7 method, but am not all that familiar with view
cameras...

Regards,
Denton Taylor
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