What film holders would I need for Eastman View No. 2?

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Will standard plastic Fidelity Deluxe 5x7 holders fit a 5x7 Eastman View No. 2? (Not a 2-D; just a No. 2.)

If not, what holders would I need to look for?

Thank you in advance.
 

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Will standard plastic Fidelity Deluxe 5x7 holders fit a 5x7 Eastman View No. 2? (Not a 2-D; just a No. 2.)

If not, what holders would I need to look for?

Thank you in advance.

I just picked one of these 5x7 cameras on ebay. It needs a bellows and a lot of love. I will also need film holders, so I need to know what I need. A 4x5 reducing back would be handy too, but I suppose I'll have to make that myself.
 

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If it helps any guys, I have the version before the No.2, an Eastman No.1 and have used plastic Fidelity holders without issue. Keep your eyes open here, the Large Format forum and auction site as a reducing back will show up once in a while.
 

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I think you will be fine using standard holders. 5x7 size fllm holders have been pretty-much standardized since the second decade of the 20th century. As long as you have a ground-glass back intended for film holders. The truth is, most cameras that were kept in use over the years were updated to take common standardized film holders. It "is" remotely possible you might get a back intended for glass plate holders, but I really doubt it. I have quite a few 5x7 size cameras from the first decade of the 20th century, and they all take standard holders.
 
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