Just got a delivery today, a modified wet plate holder and some aluminum plates.
I bought a used 8x10 holder from a forum member, and had the modification done at Lund Photographic; I asked them to make the holder for whole plate size (6.5" x 8.5")
While that was being done, I also ordered some more plates: 4x5 and whole plate size.
The holder modification looks like a first-rate job, and I'm excited to try a slightly larger format. I'll go through a few more 4x5s before attempting the whole plate size.
David at Lund Photographic was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful; they also packed up the stuff amazingly well, and prices and shipping costs were very good.
I haven't tried out the holder yet, but my experience with Lund so far has been nothing but positive.
This exposure thing is what's going to be a problem.
I shot two plates today, first was almost black, the second was what you see, but darker than how it looks here (tweaked levels in PS).
I took a reading of 6s at f5 at ISO 1. I shot it at 10s, and it was quite dark.
Btw, this is a whole plate wet plate, my first in this format; much easier to work with than 4x5, I find.
I poured the collodion perfectly, didn't spill a drop.
I think I left it too long to develop as there some veiling, which I have since cleaned off (mostly) with water.
Dear Tim,
I came across your post here and was hoping you could direct me to where I might find some KCn. The big chemical companies will not send it to me, as I am not a mining concern. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
My email: jkober@mac.com
Peace
Jeff Kober
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