Film holder
Some companies continue to make wood models today, particularly for more uncommon film sizes, and as many are mostly handmade, they can be quite expensive.
[1] It takes little effort to quickly cycle through all six sheets, which makes the Grafmatic ideal for press camera usage.
Burke & James produced a similar device called the Kinematic, which holds 10 sheets, though was only available in 4×5 inch format.
They were sold in separate versions for film and glass plates, and held 12-18 sheets/plates, depending on the model.
As replacement parts are no longer available one must be careful not to interchange pieces of different types of multi-sheet holders.
Because, like Grafmatic or "bag mag" holders, the Fuji holders used sheet film of normal thickness, they offered higher image quality than the older "film packs" (see below), but never became widely popular before digital imaging brought much production of traditional large-format materials to a halt.
They were primarily used by press photographers, and demand fell off dramatically as photojournalists converted to roll film cameras.
According to former Kodak employees at the Eastman House photographic museum, Kodak stopped producing film packs when the last employee trained to assemble them (which required working with the very sharp metal frame in total darkness) retired in the 1980s.
The Polaroid 545, the lighter and more modern 545i, and the 545 Pro backs were 4×5 inch instant sheet film holders that many photographers used.
The older Polaroid 550 packfilm back can take Fuji FP-100C film (3.25x4.25 inches), which was the last product of this type and was discontinued in February 2016.
Horseman, Linhof, Graflex, and other manufacturers have made roll film holders in 6×7, 6×8, 6×9, 6×12, and 6×17 cm formats.
The most usual case is the Polaroid back taking instant film, often used to check exposure values, color rendition, etc.
Sheet film or glass plate holders for medium format rollfilm cameras can be found, but are of mainly historical interest.
