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    Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Hi Everyone,

    This is my first post on the forum and I am relatively new to Wet Plate Collodion. I have just purchased a beautiful 12x10 Ross Camera. I have to say I'm overjoyed with it. My intention is to use it for Wet Plate Collodion photography. However, the plate holders that came with the camera are set up for the dry plate process. They are in such fantastic original condition (as is the whole camera) that I do not want to convert them to a wet plate. Therefore I would love help sourcing someone that can custom make me some wet plate holders with step-down inserts and additionally a couple of lens boards. I'm based in the UK.

    Thanks in advance.
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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Welcome to the forum

    I love my Chroma Camera UK 5X7 wet or dry holder

    https://chroma.camera/product-catego...plate-holders/
    Tin Can

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Thanks for the tip. I'll drop them an email.

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Quote Originally Posted by Snapper1 View Post
    Thanks for the tip. I'll drop them an email.
    don't count on them fitting your camera though....you're better of contacting Richard Ritter who can either convert the back for those holders or make you holders for the camera...good luck

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Quote Originally Posted by peter schrager View Post
    don't count on them fitting your camera though....you're better of contacting Richard Ritter who can either convert the back for those holders or make you holders for the camera...good luck
    Thanks Peter. Very much appreciated.

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Chroma makes custom size holders and will fit your camera if you give him dimensions. I wouldn’t worry too much about that.
    Newly made large format dry plates available! Look:
    https://www.pictoriographica.com

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Welcome to the forum!

    Since you are in the UK, ask Mark Voce. -> vocecameras.com

    I can recommend his work.
    "Be still and allow the mud to settle."

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Wow!


    Quote Originally Posted by Jimi View Post
    Welcome to the forum!

    Since you are in the UK, ask Mark Voce. -> vocecameras.com

    I can recommend his work.
    Tin Can

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Thanks for the advice everyone. It’s very much appreciated.

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    Re: Custom Wet plate holder and Lens Board needed

    Any recomendations for someone in the EU who will make a custome made plate holder?

    -Miles

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