jan_halle Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Hello I am want to shoot 6x6 on an Ebony 4x5 and was wondering if anyone here has any suggestions as to which holders are usable? Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_pitman Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 You can use Linhof and Horseman holders by removing the groundglass. You can use the Sinar multi holder by inserting it in the filmholder slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_alpert1 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Correct information might be helpful here. The Sinar holder will not fit the Ebony 4x5 without modification to the camera; the wooden frame around the groundglass has "ears" that block the holder. I am not sure that Horseman distributes a 6x6 holder for 4x5 cameras. Ebony makes a reducing back that allows for convenient use of smaller "baby graflex" Horseman 6x7 and 6x9 holders. The Ebony 6x9 back, with hinged groundglass, is the most intelligently designed and best-made roll-film device I've ever used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drc Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 The Shen Hao/Day Yi 6 x 12 supports 6 x 9, 6 x 4.5 and 6 x 6 and works perfectly well with the Ebony 4 x 5s. David Crossley/Crossley Photography.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_ito Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Or.... you can trade your Ebony 4x5 for my Ebony 23S! Check the above thread. ;^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_sivak Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Or you can buy my Linhof Rapid Rollex 6x7 slide-in back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_halle Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Thanks for your replies. I am wondering why, for example, Horseman doesn't make a 6x6 holder!? Any ideas? I was told by Ebony that it is complicated and costly to adapt the camera to accept the Linhof Super rollex 6x6, so I am looking at the Sinar multi, but it is outrageously expensive. Will have a look at the Shen Hao! Thanks again. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_halle Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 David Thanks for the tip! Did you have any modifications made to your camera in order to use the Shen Hao back? Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drc Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Jan the Ebony takes the international backs. Therefore no modifications are needed for the Shen Hao/Da Yi backs. I had initially tried to source used Sinars and Horsemans for many months with no luck (espescially rare here in Canada), so like you i jumped into the .net archives & discovered favorable reports on the Shen Haos. Kerry Thalmann likewise rated them positively in his 2003 View Camera article entitled "6x12 on a shoestring". I picked up a Da Yi of the "auction site" for $200 USD and was/am pleasantly surprised. So pleased in fact that i will pick up another. My criteria is: light tight/film flatness/ precise film plane positioning and even frame spacing. The Shen Haos measure up really well. Good Luck Jan. David Crossley/Crossley Photography.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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