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I found Dechlorinator Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate ( for pools ) on amazon... 10lbs for $32... can I use this mixed with water for hypo fixer ?

How would I lower the PH ? I have nitric acid 7% to increase. hanks

Can I use cooking oil to practice pouring collodion on my glass plates ?
I'm having trouble getting it right and I don't want to waist collodion :)
or is there something better to practice with ? I...

I'm still in the process of building what I need to shoot wet plate for the first time and started thinking about the coating on my lens. ( Nikon Apo-NIKKOR 610mm f/9 )
I'm wondering if its worth...

Thank you for that... Its good to hear because I'm leaning more towards glass...

having trouble finding the answer to this question... what is the "visual" difference between positive on glass vs tin "trophy plate" visually, is one richer, more or less contrast, more dynamic...

I'm gathering materials to build a 12"X12" wet plate film holder... I'll be using Baltic Birch 3mm plywood in layers and was thinking of using a sheet of PVC as the layer that the wet plate will come...

That's great news... one less thing to deal with :) Thanks

Haven't bought any gear yet but I want to use strobe. I figure I will need around 4000 watts. I'm looking at old Norman P2000 packs with 2400 heads... my question is, what's the deal with
UV coated...

With that information and also realizing that I will probably want to shoot closer to F22-32 with such a large format...
I'm looking at this lens... anything good or bad you've heard ?
...

probably F8 - F11
yes I will be using strobe

I'm in the early stages of planning a wet plate 20X20 camera build... ( I haven't shot large format in over 20 years )
Is there any lens you guys could recommend ( $500- $800 range ) that would...

amazing information guys... thank you soooo much....
I'm in the early stages of planning this 20X20 build... ( I haven't shot large format in over 20 years :)
is there any lens you could recommend...

Is the 600/800/1200 even a possibility to use on a 16x20 camera if my movements are all zeroed out and I'm shooting portraits... never at infinity ? I don't mind slight vignette ...

Herstellcr blc Bauart blc 1:6.3 75cm
Its a big lens... front element is 6" across...

I'm thinking of buying it for a future 20x20 wet plate camera I'm going to build... mostly portraits.
I can...