Thank you Peter. I would not consider myself an expert. I think anyone can do this with not too much practice :)
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Thank you Peter. I would not consider myself an expert. I think anyone can do this with not too much practice :)
Thanks :) Yes, that is very true. There are never enough clamps :cool:
Thanks. Have not built the plate holder yet. Will do when it's warm enough outside to actually test the camera (part 3). Building the plate holder for this camera is quite easy, it's about the same...
Use silicon carbide. It does not take long and it is easy. I am making ground glass this way in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVWLB2IHbmA
Part two in my CNC plywood wet plate camera project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVWLB2IHbmA
More about the project:
http://dieter.me/building-a-large-format-camera-in-plywood-2/
Thanks Jim. To be honest. It was a nightmare to do all the footage for this video, but I need to learn to do more effective filming. Checked out your channel as well, good stuff. Subscribed :)
Have not done it yet, but I have been thinking on making support for film holders. I mostly do wet plate but also som direct positives and pinhole photos.
8x10 wet plate collodion shot in natural bright day light. 5 sec exposure.
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Hello.
I enjoy buildig large format cameras for wet plate photography. I have also made a video showing the process on how I do it. This is my first video in two parts (part two coming soon). Now...