NERICSSON Posted February 9, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Got my hands of some boxes with glass plates, at least from what I can understand. Is this something usable and if so what would I need in order to use them? BR Niklas Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/329638-glass-plates/?do=findComment&comment=4380107'>More sharing options...
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NERICSSON Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted February 9, 2022 One more type of plates Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/329638-glass-plates/?do=findComment&comment=4380110'>More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 9, 2022 Share #3 Posted February 9, 2022 Possibly. Try brwsing or posting here: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/ as there have been threads about such topics. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted February 13, 2022 Share #4 Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Given the names and/or warnings, these look like they were made for technical/industrial purposes rather than general photography use "out in the world" (not that they can't be used for the latter, but they may be a bit - different). The one time I used glass plates (c. 1979), they were exposed in an electron microscope! How to use them for general photography is not difficult. You'd just need a standard large-format view-camera 4x5-8x10 with the right-sized back/groundglass - and a special "film holder" designed for the extra thickness of the glass plate instead of plastic film-base. The glass-plate holders are still available: https://www.freestylephoto.biz/185450-ChromaGraphica-Double-Dry-Plate-Holder-4x5 Load the plates into the holder and put in the protective light-proof cover ("dark slide") - and then you can carry them around in a bag just like film holders, until the camera is set up and focused and ready for the exposure. Insert plate holder into camera back, remove dark slide, fire shutter, re-insert dark slide, take out film holder, take exposed plates home from processing. ...................... You can also get creative and use them like photographic paper. Expose them with an enlarger in the darkroom, from an existing negative of any size. And get "positive" transparent pictures that can be displayed in a window or lightbox, or assembled into transparent photographic sculptures or art objects. Even layer them together to get depth (of a few inches) and overlaid "multiple exposures." https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/trend_report/what-is-photosculpture-52420 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266186 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/707628160174703499/ Edited February 13, 2022 by adan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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