Jason Lane Dry Plate

[arri]

I used a stoneaged Rodenstock Bistigmat 9x12
It has around 150mm focus length and a speed of f/15
Made of two singe lenses.
Here I used f/20 and the exposure time were 8 minutes.
I develoed the plate in the Adox FX-39 II developer.

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[Two23]

Nice results.


Kent in SD

[donkittle]

Really nice work. I’ve been curious about these plates.

[Two23]

They are a lot of fun, especially if using historical gear.


Kent in SD

[Dan6077]

They are a lot of fun, especially if using historical gear.


Kent in SD

I’m an old fart, does that count as historical gear?
I ordered my first box of 5x7 plates this evening
Looking forward to seeing how they work out

[rjbuzzclick]

Photographs like yours finally pushed me over the edge to try these for myself. I just received my first box of 4x5 plates a week or so ago and am looking forward to shooting with them.

[Ootsk]

Just did the same. Now to figure out how to adapt the film holder.

[rjbuzzclick]

Thankfully I was able to find some 4x5 plate holders. I've seen a few mentions across the internet that people have good luck adapting pack film holders for use with plates.

[jim_jm]

Plus, Jason has his Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dryplateholder/the-chromagraphica-double-dry-plate-holder)to manufacture new plate holders. If all goes as planned, they should be available to purchase next year.

[rjbuzzclick]

Shot my first couple of plates. This one came out the best. I got the exposure about right but under-developed it a bit. Shot at ASA 1 and developed it in Rodinal 1+50. Pre-Anniversary Speed Graphic, 150mm Zeiss Tessar.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49750817946_57168566de_c.jpg

[Michael Roberts]

That’s awesome, Reid. Dry plates...wow.

[carbo73]

Thankfully I was able to find some 4x5 plate holders. I've seen a few mentions across the internet that people have good luck adapting pack film holders for use with plates.

I have managed to adapt extremely easylly a 4x5 film pack holder for my Speed Graphic. I've just made a cheap "filler" with a couple of layers of black foamcore. It blocks the light that should enter as the film pack is not present, and locks the film sheet or dry plate in place.

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[carbo73]

Here's a trial picture taken with that combination of Pacemaker Speed Graphic & adapted filmpack: Jason Lane 4x5 2 ASA dry plate, developed in HC110.

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[rjbuzzclick]

Thanks Michael! Yeah...wow...who'da thought?

carbo73-That looks great, thanks for sharing!

[carbo73]

Ihagee Patent Duplex 720 (9x12), made c.1925; Meyer Gorlitz Doppel-Anastigmat Veraplan f4.5 / 135mm; Jason Lane Dry Plate 2 ASA

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[Daniel Unkefer]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49974381698_873eef0e04_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2j94LAE)Flowers Back Porch J Lane Dry Plate Multigrade dev (https://flic.kr/p/2j94LAE) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

9x9cm image burned onto a 9x12cm J Lane Dry Plate, loaded into a 9x12cm RADA Normalfaltz Single Plate Holder. Exposed in Plaubel Makiflex Automatic with a lens purchased from an Antique shop in the UK. An 8 inch F4 (?) approx brass projection lens of the Petzval variety. 1/4 sec exposure at wide open F4 (?) approx EI of 1, lightest cloud veiling direct key sun. Almost key light. No fill. Glass neg processed in Ilford Multigrade paper dev 10 mins at 20C.

I also shot frames with modern film, Efke PL100 and FOMA 100. Will be interesting to see the differences.

It does have a period look to it.........

https://live.staticflickr.com/7835/31941727887_aec3da123c_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QEzGSk)Fuji GX680 Finder on Plaubel Makiflex Standard (https://flic.kr/p/QEzGSk) by Nokton48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18134483@N04/), on Flickr

[arri]

Jason Lane Dry Plate ISO 2, 9x12cm size, Meyer Trioplan 4.5/135mm
Exposure time 8 minutes, developed in ADOX FX-39 II
The trioplan seams to be a very good lens for the dry plates, the three single elements of the lens let pass blue and UV light.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48125000048_389e6d4c75_h.jpg

[Jimi]

The trioplan seams to be a very good lens for the dry plates, the three single elements of the lens let pass blue and UV light.


I just have to ask, since I am curious: why do you think a more modern lens wouldn't let UV and blue light pass through to the dry plate?

[arri]

Modern lenses blocking UV light <400mn but films having a sensivity down to 320nm.
The dry plates are having a normal sensitivity which means to blue and UV light down to ~320nm with the max. at 400nm and stops at 475nm.

It has a good reason that the modern lenses block UV lights because it makes your picture unsharp, lenses are not corrected for this spectrum and it does´nt focus in the point of the visible light.

When you use a film with a normal sensitivity only, you lost around the half of the light intensity and the picture has a different look.
To use this film emulsions in the full range of its sensitivity a lens with no cemented elements are a good choice, thin glass elements are positive as well.

Perfect are lenses made of quarz but this ones are incredible expensive.

Here´s a sample I made with an extreme rare Astro Berlin Quarz lens 2.1/120mm and the Jason Lane Dry Plate. I used only UV light for the illumination with low intensity. It shows a tiny customer made camera with a 20mm Heliar lens, have a look to the match below the camera!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49303488791_d1fafd43b7_b.jpg

[Two23]

I do love the camera. Nice shot.


Kent in SD

[Nodda Duma]

Nice results, fellas.

I actually found time to shoot a plate yesterday.

Rhododendron in bloom out front of the house. 8x10 J Lane Dry Plate, ASA 2. Metered at ASA 2 on the flowers themselves and nailed the exposure. 8s @ f/8

Kodak 2D with 12” f/6.3 Kodak Commercial Ektar.

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[Tin Can]

Nice!

[Willie]

Those using the Plates. How are you making prints or displaying the images? Like Ambrotypes? Using an enlarger for printing? Contact prints?

[Nodda Duma]

I contact print above 4x5. 4x5 and below I use my enlarger.

[Daniel Unkefer]

So far I have only shot up to 9x12cm. I enlarge the dry plate onto 8x10 RC Arista #2 paper. i use my 4x5 Omega DII enlarger with Omegalite flourescent head

[rjbuzzclick]

I've just used an enlarger so far on the 4x5 plates I've shot (Omega D2V).

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50031182213_71953cca1e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2je5TpT)ROC Improved GP Dodge Truck (https://flic.kr/p/2je5TpT) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

J. Lane glass plate of this cool old Dodge truck in a Texas salvage. ROC Improved 5 x 8 camera with Plastigmat lens.

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50045798787_c5337405e1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jfnNpM)ROC Improved GP Truck Rear Window (https://flic.kr/p/2jfnNpM) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Second shot - ROC 5 x 8 J. Lane glass plate - about 8 seconds at f/16.

[Ironage]

Pleasing rendering of the rusty texture and broken glass in the second one runnertexas.


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[Tin Can]

Really like this!


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50045798787_c5337405e1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jfnNpM)ROC Improved GP Truck Rear Window (https://flic.kr/p/2jfnNpM) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Second shot - ROC 5 x 8 J. Lane glass plate - about 8 seconds at f/16.

[Tim Layton]

Outstanding!


Nice results, fellas.

I actually found time to shoot a plate yesterday.

Rhododendron in bloom out front of the house. 8x10 J Lane Dry Plate, ASA 2. Metered at ASA 2 on the flowers themselves and nailed the exposure. 8s @ f/8

Kodak 2D with 12” f/6.3 Kodak Commercial Ektar.

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[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50238734302_5f005ffd45_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jxqDqb)Marvel 1906 Train Bridge GP (https://flic.kr/p/2jxqDqb) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Putnam Marvel (Scovill) 1885 5 x 8 view camera and Waterbury brass lens. J. Lane dry plate, metered as ISO 1.

[Two23]

Putnam Marvel (Scovill) 1885 5 x 8 view camera and Waterbury brass lens. J. Lane dry plate, metered as ISO 1.


Nice.


Kent in SD

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50238032263_7f71c44f88_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jxn3J4)Instantograph Train Bridge GP (https://flic.kr/p/2jxn3J4) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Lancaster 1898 Instantograph full plate, brass lens on J. Lane dry plate.

[Two23]

I'll confess I love to use old lenses and old cameras. I have a small collection of about a dozen cameras made 1900-1954. My latest is a gorgeous Deco Rolleicord. I bought it partly because I love fancy cameras and partly because I had earlier bought a Rollei 6x6 Platten adapter. this is an accessory back that takes tiny plate holders. The holders are the standard 6.5x9cm "sixth plate" size and the Rolleis make a 6x6 image on one end. The holders are more complex than you might think and not the same as on my Voigtlander Bergheil. Anyway, I had some Lane plates in the fridge and shot a couple. Here's the best one. I'm thinking if I can shoot dry plate, I can probably do wet plate also, if I trim one to size. Not sure I want to go to all that trouble for such a tiny image, but I'm toying with the idea.


Kent in SD

[Tin Can]

The small size and great lenses on many MF cameras will show resolution

I shot 6X6 X-Ray with Hasselblad, scanned on V700 and astounded by the detail

Used Hasselblad plate or film holders, which require very thin glass, so X-Ray

One of these years I will try j Lane in Mamiya RB plate/film holders, which closely emulate Linhof as I have all required


I'll confess I love to use old lenses and old cameras. I have a small collection of about a dozen cameras made 1900-1954. My latest is a gorgeous Deco Rolleicord. I bought it partly because I love fancy cameras and partly because I had earlier bought a Rollei 6x6 Platten adapter. this is an accessory back that takes tiny plate holders. The holders are the standard 6.5x9cm "sixth plate" size and the Rolleis make a 6x6 image on one end. The holders are more complex than you might think and not the same as on my Voigtlander Bergheil. Anyway, I had some Lane plates in the fridge and shot a couple. Here's the best one. I'm thinking if I can shoot dry plate, I can probably do wet plate also, if I trim one to size. Not sure I want to go to all that trouble for such a tiny image, but I'm toying with the idea.


Kent in SD

[pmviewcam]

A quick query: does anyone know what might be holding up deliveries of the 5x4 holders? I have some coming and they seemed to have been in Xiamen, cleared and waiting international departure, since the 31st of July. Thanks, Peter.

[Pat Kearns]

A quick query: does anyone know what might be holding up deliveries of the 5x4 holders? I have some coming and they seemed to have been in Xiamen, cleared and waiting international departure, since the 31st of July. Thanks, Peter.

I might guess it could be Covid-19 related shipping delays. About two and a half months ago I ordered an infared thermometer from a medical supply company in the US that had 3 day delivery. After a week without receiving it I contacted the medical supply company. I was told that it was coming from China via DHL. I got the tracking information and contacted DHL. I was told that they where having difficulties getting planes in and out of China. They sent me a tracking link and for 3 weeks it sat without any movement of the package. I contacted DHL several times and got a different story each time. The long and the short of the story it took 5 weeks for it to be delivered. Supply chain disruptions tends to slow a lot of products these days. Hope you get it soon.

[Nodda Duma]

A quick query: does anyone know what might be holding up deliveries of the 5x4 holders? I have some coming and they seemed to have been in Xiamen, cleared and waiting international departure, since the 31st of July. Thanks, Peter.

Hi Peter,

Customs and Covid is my guess, but I have no more insight into the workings of the postal system other than obsessively checking 300+ tracking numbers in mid-July so I would know to inform backers.

I do know backers have been getting holders, so they are getting through. At the very least, if yours still hasn’t shown up when the rest of the production gets to me in a couple of months, then I’ll send you a replacement.

[pmviewcam]

Thanks Jason. Will let you know when they arrive. Cheers.

[rrunnertexas]

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Putnam Marvel (Scovill) 5 x 8, Waterbury lens on J. Lane plate

[Jim Noel]

I expose the plates via a 1905 5x7 SEROCO. The original lens and shutter work well, but the shutter is a little fast on one and two seconds. Yes, seconds. The lens is a convertible RR. Plate holders are also original. I have made several plates with modern lenses, but prefer the old one as the images seem t be more complete as far as tonality.

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50273021972_88682c9ca5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jAsnWU)Marvel 67 Ford Pickup GP (https://flic.kr/p/2jAsnWU) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Neighbor's driveway with a cool 1967 Ford Pickup - Putnam Marvel 5 x 8, Waterbury lens at f/15 on J. Lane dry plate.

[Tin Can]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50274675311_b409482bf4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jAARqK)Hoard X (https://flic.kr/p/2jAARqK) by TIN CAN COLLEGE (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tincancollege/), on Flickr

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50357877472_b681083615_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jHXhwL)Korona Compact GMC Wrecker GP (https://flic.kr/p/2jHXhwL) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Gundlach Korona Compact, full plate with Heliar lens on J. Lane plate.

[Two23]

The truck came out nicely.


Kent in SD

[m00dawg]

I've been wanting to try these out (and eventually wet plate). In part so I can also 3D print some glass plate carriers for various enlargers, but also so I can try this out for myself.

Curious though, what are folks using to store their plates? Seems a bit more involved than just sliding a 4x5 sheet of film into a PrintFile but I'm not sure what the best practice may be?

Also I guess part of the draw, apart from the cool dreamy and hand-coated look, is grain and sharpness similar to wet plate?

[Two23]

It's similar to wet plate, depending on the skill of the person doing it. I store glass negatives with a piece of glassine between them.


Kent in SD

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50622605421_0ddc6be08c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2k8m5VK)Blair Compact Chev Truck Lane Plate (https://flic.kr/p/2k8m5VK) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Blair English Compact 5x7 with J. Lane dry plate.

[David Schaller]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50622605421_0ddc6be08c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2k8m5VK)Blair Compact Chev Truck Lane Plate (https://flic.kr/p/2k8m5VK) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Blair English Compact 5x7 with J. Lane dry plate.
This one is especially great.

[carbo73]

Hi, I had forgotten about this thread, I've been distracted in the last months. Here are some plates, mostly 9x12, I've taken in these last year.

Beginning with that one, I'm quite fond of. Taken without a tripod and guessing the focus, just handheld while sitting in a bench (it's a 2 ASA plate, so it was 1/4 of a sceond, fully open). I've to say the model offered his true collaboration (and that's quite difficult!):

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Camera: Ihagee Patent Duplex 720 (9x12), made in 1925.

[md-photo]

Pretty impressive - ISO 2 plate handheld! Came out excellent.

[md-photo]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50660284477_c6add7b74f_6k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kbFcAD)GlassPlate001-1 (https://flic.kr/p/2kbFcAD) by Maryland Photos (https://www.flickr.com/photos/marylandphotos/), on Flickr

First try at dry plates, this is the ISO 25 version. Linhof Master Technika, Nikkor-SW 90 f8. Developed in HC-110.

[Tin Can]

Like, all!

[Alan9940]

First 8x10 ISO 2 dry plate, Intrepid Mark II, Fuji A 240, developed in HC-110(B):

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[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50662802452_61d0862ffe_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kbU771)Kodak 3A GP Chrysler New Yorker (https://flic.kr/p/2kbU771) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Kodak 3A Special with plate back - J. Lane plate at ISO 1. Chrysler New Yorker

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50708377481_c5eb96e916_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kfVFYn)Kodak 3A Ford Headlight (https://flic.kr/p/2kfVFYn) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Kodak 3A Special, Zeiss lens with J. Lane Plate - Ford

[carbo73]

Several more 9x12 Jason Lane 25 ASA plates, all in my hometown, Sabadell, Catalonia (all hand-held):

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49867007557_ab753ae107_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2iYzs1n)Mercat tancat / Closed markets (https://flic.kr/p/2iYzs1n) by SBA73 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/), en Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49893883327_2e0e14fb1e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2j1XceH)L&#x27;Eix des de dalt / Eix Macià from the north (https://flic.kr/p/2j1XceH) by SBA73 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/), en Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49922427293_e26a8eee26_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2j4tun4)Pont penjat sabadellenc / Tiny suspension bridge (https://flic.kr/p/2j4tun4) by SBA73 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/), en Flickr

[Nodda Duma]

Nice results!

-Jason

[m00dawg]

Here's my latest J Lane plate!

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[ernie57]

Thanks for sharing these. They are inspiring.

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51271900330_9e2bd0df87_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2m7HTFy)Seneca 3A Plymouth Side GP (https://flic.kr/p/2m7HTFy) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Seneca 6, 3A, Lane Plate, metered for ISO 1 plus 1 stop.

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51810535966_21a06b2322_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mWjxhS)Seneca 6 3A Postcard J. Lane Glass Plates (https://flic.kr/p/2mWjxhS) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Captured in Quervo, NM on a J. Lane plate.

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51811269560_51c01b7e79_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mWoin3)Seneca 6 3A Postcard J. Lane Glass Plates (https://flic.kr/p/2mWoin3) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

Seneca 6 3A, Beck RR lens, J. Lane plate.

[Tin Can]

Love them all!

[Peter Lewin]

Enjoy #62. As for #64, I've often wondered why we LF photographers are always attracted to dead cars in fields. I guess it is because they don't move, so we have time to set up and focus.

[rrunnertexas]

Peter - Scenes like this open a window to the past, which is perhaps part of the attraction to them? While exposing several images there it just seemed perfect, the temperature, the wind, being alone and finding my happy place. So much time to focus and compose on the ground glass. :)

[rrunnertexas]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51814077790_6b02f264b8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mWCG9N)Seneca GP Quervo House 2 Small (https://flic.kr/p/2mWCG9N) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr

[carbo73]

Wonderful images, rrunnertexas. Those abandoned places have a wonderful atmosphere with the dry plates!

[carbo73]

Here's some 25 ASA I shoot last year, forgot to post here. All are urban scenes in Barcelona:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50104962611_1811262f5e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jkB2KH)La Sagrada Família vista com al inici / Sagrada Familia not then, but now (https://flic.kr/p/2jkB2KH) by SBA73 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/), en Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50111190893_390b29382c_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jm9XcT)Façana neogòtica / Neogothic façade (https://flic.kr/p/2jm9XcT) by SBA73 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/), en Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50111793056_5a0311043e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jmd3d1)Palmeres fosques / Dark palm trees (https://flic.kr/p/2jmd3d1) by SBA73 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/), en Flickr

Ihagee Patent Duplex 720 (9x12cm), Meyer Görlitz Doppel-Anastigmat Veraplan f4.5 / 135mm lens, made in 1925.