18x24 Film Holders

[loman]

Well I asked him... really nice guy by the way... and it seems that they are identical except for the thickness which is 1,5cm on a normal fidelity type film holder and 2 cm on the linhof holder

[Roger Hicks]

Well I asked him... really nice guy by the way... and it seems that they are identical except for the thickness which is 1,5cm on a normal fidelity type film holder and 2 cm on the linhof holder

Usually different loading as well, if they're film/plate holders (as most but not all Linhof holders seem to be). I find them easier to load than Fidelity and the film lever is really useful for checking if they're loaded or not. There are pictures in the Photo School at www.rogerandfrances.com. Go to 'How do I...Load LF holders'

Cheers,

R.

[Ole]

Those look to me like high-quality book-style plate holders for "international" back, and not the "Universal holder mit Auswerfer" that Roger is thinking of. I don't know if those were made in sizes larger than 13x18cm?

These should be great. I have two of them, and there are no better holders. Mine are not Linhof, but nameless wood with aluminium "rib" and top.

[loman]

Hello Roger
I couldn't find it!
I found something under largeformat but that's all.
Anyway the linhof holders seem to be too thick for my toyo 810g. I have the old version where the back only opens partially and you have to push the holder in. The opening is just two centimeters so theoretically they should fit, but I tested it with a book with exactly the same thickness and it seems to me that it puts too much stress on the back.
Does anybody have any experience with this.
By the way I do find it easier to load plate holders with film sheaths than normal fidelity type holders too.

[loman]

Hey Ole
Your post arrived while I was typing.
Well can you clarify then whether it fit my toyo or not???

[loman]

The reason I'm asking is that maybe I'm just being too careful, I just got that camera and I would hate to mistreat it!!!

[Ole]

I'm a long way from my cameras and holders at the moment, so all I can say is that the holders I have fit my camera. But my camera is a Gandolfi Traditional, so I have no idea if they will fit a Toyo. The camera has a spring back, where you slide the holder between the camera and the ground glass.

It almost looked like that was the first time a holder had been loaded in that camera since it left the hands of the Gandolfi brothers - but the holder slipped in very nicely and precisely with no difficulties at all.

[loman]

It's ok Ole
I'll pass on those holders and wait untill I find some standard ones.
I did succed in finding one holder from another dutch auction site, but that is all so far. If nothing else turns up I guess I'll have to wait untill some turn up on ebay.de