Graphic Film Pack Adapter as a Glass Plate Holder?

[Phillip P. Dimor]

I just finished the remaining Kodak Tri-X Film Pack and am left w/ the near-useless adapter. I was thinking, what would prevent me from turning this into a glass plate holder for wet or dry plates?

 

[Dan Fromm]

You'll need the remains of a film pack to put the plate in. Remember that the film in the FPA bears on the inside of its front, not on the FPA. If you simply put the plate inside the FPA, it will be a little out of register with the GG.

I haven't looked inside an FPA for a while. You'll probably have to improvise something to hold the plate in position. IIRC, there are two springs inside the back of the FPA that bear on the film pack. I doubt they'll bear on the plate. I'm also not sure how you'll center the plate on the gate, but don't see why it can't be done.

If you can put up with the joy of loading the thing, I don't see why not.

 

[Phillip P. Dimor]

I just looked at my other FPA, there is one large spring in the middle, this is the holder I was looking at while thinking 'Heeeyyy..' I never thought about the film resting inside the film pack, that's a great point. I can put up with a lot when I have time and little to no money

I could salvage a pack and use half of the shell as a spacer on the inside of the FPA, glue it in maybe?