Want to Buy WTB: Polaroid 405 dark slide (how-to inside...)

[oldglass]

1. Rummage through your LF parts / doodads / project bins and find that broken 405 back and see if the darkslide is in perfect working order (no cracks).

2. Email me at zuikography at gmail and say: "Will, got one for ya!"

3. Receive a reasonable (we'll figure that one out together) payment and a boatload of gratitude

Thank you.

 

[illumiquest]

A piece of thin stainless steel sheet will work.

 

[Moopheus]

I made mine out of this plastic sheet. It's a fairly close match of the original. Is bendy, though.

 

[johnielvis]

if you have an old graflex film pack adapter, those fit the polaroid back--I needed one and had the extra pack back handy....and it worked...

pack backs are useless these days--especially 3x4 ones, so see if anyone has one of these laying around too...

 

[oldglass]

I appreciate the DIY suggestions.
That will come handy if I can't score for the authentic one.

Johnielvis, can I bother you with a phone snapshot or something, to see what a graflex film pack adapter (and the darkslide) look like?

 

[johnielvis]

I gotta dig one out.....hopefully got one at home.....WAIT...there's pics online just google "graflex film pack adapter"...images by the bajillions....pacific rim camera has some I think last place I remember--they come free with most graflex cameras these days---everyone here has one probably (but you)

 

[Moopheus]

I gotta dig one out.....hopefully got one at home.....WAIT...there's pics online just google "graflex film pack adapter"...images by the bajillions....pacific rim camera has some I think last place I remember--they come free with most graflex cameras these days---everyone here has one probably (but you)

Though most of them are probably 4x5, which means they have to be cut down to size. A 3x4 would probably be closer. Likewise a darkslide from a regular film holder might work, but some are too thick (I've tried).

 

[oldglass]

A gentle bump.
Still looking.