Using Polaroid 665 with 6x9 camera

[sandy_sorlien]

Hi,

I want to use Polaroid 665 P/N pack film with my Arca-Swiss 6x9 FC. The neg is 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 and the ground glass is smaller than that. Does anyone have any bright ideas how I can see the whole image on a gg? Do I have to custom-make one? The opening at the rear of the bellows is plenty big enough, and my lens has lots of coverage.

Thanks.

[ellis_vener_photography]

You might want to talk with the folks at <A HREF =

http://www.npcphoto.com> NPC</A> they might have a custom or

off-the-shelf solution for you. I take it you already have the

Arca-Swiss Polaroid back for the 6x9 FC, right?

[ellis_vener_photography]

Sandy,<P>

Having thought about it overnight, I think if you want to go this

route (full frame on the 665) it might make more economic &

ergonomic sense to get the 6x9 to 4x5 format changing kit from

Arca-Swiss rather than get a custom gg & frame made. if you do

want to go the custom route Steve Grimes is probably a better

option than NPC. You might also want to drop a line to Martin

Vogt at the Arca-Swiss factory: arca-swiss@swissonline.ch

[sandy_sorlien]

Update: I have now shot a bunch of 665 with the Arca and it's

working pretty well. The gg of the Arca 69 FC shows almost all of the

film area. If I decide I need to know precisely where the edges are, I

can either do some tests with shifting/rising the camera to see how

many degrees of shift/rise will cover it, or I can make a frosted

acetate "ground glass" to put into an old Polaroid holder (stole this

idea from another post, thanks). Not that I want to carry around

another holder....well, after using Holgas for so many years I'm used

to estimating where the edges are gonna be.