Out of Line???

[mikepry]

Is this the going price for a used film holder in 7/17? jeeeez!

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[Dave Parker]

Looks to be just about normal for them...

Dave

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Sad but true.

 

[James Bleifus]

Seems to me it might be cheaper to have Sandy King make a few.

Cheers, James

 

[Dave Parker]

Jim Chinn was also saying he will be making film holders at a more reasonable price than they seem to be at this time.

Dave

 

[noseoil]

Ouch! Looks like I'll be staying with the puny 8x10 for a while. If Jim can set up tooling for these parts, he should be doing very well with the market as inflated as it appears to be.

 

[Mongo]

This is the number one reason I've not seriously looked into either a 7x17 or 8x20 camera. I'm drawn to the panoramic LF cameras, but I can't stand the thought of spending more for one film holder than I did for my entire Calumet Green Monster.

Do we have any idea yet when Jim Chinn might be sharing some prices, or even some pictures of his cameras?

 

[wfwhitaker]

Scary, but true. And it's a fact often forgotten when that 7x17 Korona on Ebay looks like such a bargain...

 

[Jorge]

Is this the going price for a used film holder in 7/17? jeeeez!

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Not out of line, just dumb considering that the person could have gotten a new AWB holder for less......go figure...

 

[jimgalli]

YES. OOL. I paid $185 each for 2 beautiful 8X20 holders just last month on Ebay. Those did look nice and modern though but still...when clean used things get within 70% of new I take a hike.

 

[sanking]

Is this the going price for a used film holder in 7/17? jeeeez!

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Definitley too high for this particular holder in my opinion. I don't know who made this holder but I recognize the design having owned one myself in 12X20, and having restored five in 8X20 size for another party. The formed aluminium looks like a good idea but in practice the design makes the installation of a a spring baffle light trap very difficult. And in fact, none of the holders of this type that I have seen had a spring baffle at all, just a piece of felt that was glued in the opening. And every one of this type that I have seen had a serious light leak.

Hope the fellow who bought the holder does not read this, but he paid way to much, considering the price of new S&S and AWB holders, and now on top of that will have to figure out how to make it light tight because it probably leaks.

Sandy King