From: Sandy King (sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Date: 02/14/01-04:57:06 AM Z
John,
You should be able to easily devise some way to convert the plate holder to
a film holder. There were septums made for this purpose in the past but the
chance of finding one for your camera are virtually nil so I think you will
have to devise something youself. For film contact Photo Warehouse at
1-00-922-5484. They sell two panchromatic films, widely believed to be
Ilford FP4+ and HP5+ that they will cut to any size, and the film is very
reasonably priced.
You could easily convert the back to 5x7 of course, but 5x8 is a unique
format with an interesting aspect ratio that would be interesting to work
with in my opinion.
Sandy King
>I tried to check the archives for a definition of the term to see if my
>posting would be appropriate without luck, so here goes:
>
>I recently received a Scovill Waterbury field camera (ca. 1885) as a
>birthday gift (from my in-laws!) which used 5 x 8 inch(not 5 x 7)glass
>plates. I want to use it to actually take pictures. The "film" was so
>slow that the lens cap was the shutter. Has anyone worked with glass
>plates? If so what would be the easiest process to use for a novice?
>
>I have considered fashioning a 5x8 film holder and using ortho litho film
>available in 8x10 sheets. Dilute Dektol can be used to yield continuous
>tones. I realize this is silver chemistry, but the the effective film
>speed would be in th 19th Century range (an ISO of 1/2 according to the
>supplier, Freestyle Photo)
>
>Any commnets?
>
>John McAdam
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