opticman Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 An article that Petapixel ran last month on the dry plates that I spontaneously stumbled into selling at the beginning of the year. Dry Glass Plate Photography is Back Freestyle Photo, Blue Moon Camera, and Argentix.Ca in Canada all sell my dry plates now. I thought those of you with plate cameras in your collection might be interested to know. Handmade silver gelatin prints at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pictoriographica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Great to hear it, but I don't have a plate camera anymore..:oops: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opticman Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I shoot my 4x5 plates in my Speed Graphic..you just need a plate holder to accommodate the glass thickness. Handmade silver gelatin prints at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pictoriographica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 No Graphic any more either, but best of luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_hutcherson Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 FWIW, I bought a 4x5 Graflex-branded plate holder that fits any camera that will take standard Graflex/Riteway and the like film holders. I've used it almost exclusively in the B&J field in my avatar, but it should work in your Calumet, Tachihara, Ebony, Sinar, or whatever. My next shots will be in my Speed since I've mostly been using my new(to me) Nikkor-SW 75mm, and at the moment I only have a Pacemaker Graphic board for it...I got hold of Steve Grimes about making a Pacemaker Graphic-B&J board, but haven't actually taken the initiative yet... FWIW, I bought two boxes from Opticman. I'm still working on the first box and had some initial teething pains, but my last two plates were workable(just without any artistic merit :) ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 If they'd bring back Polaroid 4x5 Type 52, I'd get a Graphic again. It had a range of tonal qualities unequaled since Printing Out papers. Film packs and cut film are beyond my present physical faciliries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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