On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, John Sparks wrote:
> There are ansi standards for 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, probably 11x14 and maybe a few
> others (probably 2x3 and 3x4). However, the banquet sizes were never
> standardized. Each camera maker made film holders of their own design and
> specifications or used particular holders made by someone else. Some
> builders make different cameras to fit holders from different sources so
> even "the same" cameras would require different holders to work correctly.
> If you want to build a camera to take some odd size, you probably want to
> find a source of holders (or design and build your own) before building the
> back. Make sure any holders you buy have the same dimensions.
Yes, that is my understanding as well. I'm primarily only interested in
posting the ANSI standard dimensions. If there are references to the
dimensions used by a given manufacturer or system, that could also be
useful as long as the manufacturer or system is referenced.
Also, I suppose if this group wanted to create a standard set of
dimensions so that all of our cameras could use film holders
interchangeably, that would also be an option. I'm not sure we really
want to go there though.
- Wayde
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