I just got four 9x12cm plate holders for a 1920s camera I'm having restored (it's beautiful!) The holders felt heavy so I took them into my darkroom and turned on the red light. Sure enough there are plates in them! I'm assuming they are unexposed since the slides weren't turned backwards. No idea how old the plates are but I have to assume they aren't from the 1920s. There were no markings or notches on them. I'm going to try to shoot them.🙂 One at a time after testing for exposure. Any idea of what ISO I should try? I plan on taking two exposures on the first one by opening the dark slide half way, popping a shot and then opening it the rest of the way and taking a second. I'm thinking maybe 1/25s at f16, then 1/50s?
Kent in SD
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