This one? http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Plate_Tenax
because the other "Goerz Tenax" I found is only 6x9 and above.
I have a Goerrz Tenax that takes 4.5 x 6 cm glass plates. Have some plate holders and can send you a picture. They look like stainless steel and each one takes two plates, that must be rather thin. I don't think they were ever used. It was used mostly with film from a film pack holder, which I also have (along with a lot of the negatives).
It looks like the one called 'Plate Tenax'. The front looks sort of like the one called 'Vest Pocket Tenax', with a finder and the aperture and shutter dials on the right as you look at the camera. The focus dial is centered on the top though The front says 'Tenax' on one line, and 'C.P. Goerz Berlin' underneath. It has an F 4.5 75mm Dogmar lens, and a shutter that still sounds OK, from 1 sec to 1/200. I can try and do some pictures, if there is any interest. I have 3 double plate holders for it, and a filmpack holder, all of which also say 'C.P. Goerz'. I've never taken any pictures with it, we got it via my wife's grandfather who used it a lot.This one? http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Plate_Tenax
because the other "Goerz Tenax" I found is only 6x9 and above.
Is there a way to load sheet film into this holder? Maybe a piece of film cut from type 120 roll and attached to a thin plate for support?It is hinged, and once open, the black plate holder part is also hinged, so a plate can be loaded on each side.
I've done that. The "thin plate" being a glass plate of the proper format. The back springs should have enough room to spare to accommodate the extra thickness of the film.Is there a way to load sheet film into this holder? Maybe a piece of film cut from type 120 roll and attached to a thin plate for support?
I would guess that the 'glass plate' would be very thin, 1-2 mm, judging by the lip on the black holder. There is another lip on the shiny part of the holder that would hold the glass plate (or plate plus film) in place. The plates don't seem to be spring loaded like on the 9 x 12 plate holders I have, so there has to be something that holds them in place.
Maybe I should try this if I ever get the time. And something to use as the 'plate'. A sheet of aluminum? Maybe cut down sheet film might be stiffer (4 from a 9 x 12 sheet). I imagine I could put the 4.5 x 6 pieces of film in a 120 or 127 film reel for development.....
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