Beseler Negative Holder

Beseler Negative Holder Question

Does anyone have experance with the Beseler 8346 negative holder the the 45M? It's a 2 1/4 square holder with glass. My question is this; What is the exact size of the opening. Since this is a glass holder I am hoping that the opening is a bit oversized. The glass will keep the negative flat so there is not need to make the opening small.

I am about ready to file out my 6x6 holder so I can print a black broader (to show off my V notches from my Hasselblad negatives). I have a file and I know how to use it. I own the 4x5 glass holder, but it has huge light spillage when only printing 6x6. I'm also worried about trying to keep 6 sufaces dust free while printing.

Good grief! Isn't the silly fad for black borders over yet?

Why not just add them after printing by masking off the image area with the correct sized piece of card and opening up the masking frame a bit?

"I own the 4x5 glass holder, but it has huge light spillage when only printing 6x6."

A bit of black paper and a craft knife would quickly fix that.

And for the same reason of light spill, any decent negative carrier won't be oversized by an appreciable amount. But if you want fogged highlights....