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dslater · 10-14-2007, 02:20 PM

I have one with the mask and I agree - one that you make yourself out of cardboard will not cause the second window to open - the mask has a small metal tab that engages the second window. Without that second window, It's going to be quite difficult to advance the film correctly. You could try to make one out of sheet metal, but even this is not simple as the mask is not perfectly flat. I would recommend you look for another Bessa that has the mask. Since all you want is the mask, you could get one with the low end lens pretty cheaply. On the other hand, it might be a better value to get a negative holder and lens for your enlarger that will work with 6x9 negatives.

10-14-2007, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
dslater Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 665	I have one with the mask and I agree - one that you make yourself out of cardboard will not cause the second window to open - the mask has a small metal tab that engages the second window. Without that second window, It's going to be quite difficult to advance the film correctly. You could try to make one out of sheet metal, but even this is not simple as the mask is not perfectly flat. I would recommend you look for another Bessa that has the mask. Since all you want is the mask, you could get one with the low end lens pretty cheaply. On the other hand, it might be a better value to get a negative holder and lens for your enlarger that will work with 6x9 negatives. Last edited by dslater; 10-14-2007 at 02:27 PM.