Lots of info here...
http://www.alternativephotography.com/
Lots of info here...
http://www.alternativephotography.com/
The Chamonix 5X7 wetplate holder appears to be very similar in design to the above linked Graphlex plate holder. I hope to test the Chamonix this weekend.
As to lens, I presume the faster the better. I was using an f9 lens but will switch to an f4.5 lens (Velostigmat) whose shutter doesn't work.
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Making your own plate holder is very easy and cheap http://collodion-art.blogspot.nl/201...wet-plate.html
and wet plate isn't as wet as it sounds. I have been using severral camera's over the past years and non of them got damaged severely. Only slight signs of silver nitrate.
start small, grow big is my advice
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You might find these reference books useful and free
A Manual of Photography . Mathew Carey Lea
http://archive.org/details/amanualphotogra00leagoog
And
The silver Sunbeam
http://archive.org/details/silversunbeampra00towluoft
Both written in the 1880's and very relevant for the world of wet collodion, and many other aspects of large format photography
I purchased one of the 8x10 holders. The only complaint the plates have to be a fraction of an inch smaler than 8x10. Not a big deal but worth mentioning.
It's really a beautifully made holder and works perfectly. I would highly recommend these. I also had my brother who is an acoustic musical instrument maker make two inserts for me. One is full plate and the other 5x7. I'm going to get him to make a half plate and a panoramic insert too.
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