Difference between revisions of "Plate sizes"
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− | [[Plate|Photographic plates]] (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and cut-sheet film have been made in many "standard" sizes, often with a title; many early | + | [[Plate|Photographic plates]] (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and cut-sheet film have been made in many "standard" sizes, often with a title; many early cameras included the plate size title in the name of the camera. |
''See also [[Japanese formats]] and [[Large format]].'' | ''See also [[Japanese formats]] and [[Large format]].'' | ||
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+ | {{Flickr_image | ||
+ | |image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelrayns/4414144366 | ||
+ | |image= http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2769/4414144366_d2487b01f8.jpg | ||
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+ | |image_text= Wooden plate-holders in half-plate and quarter-plate sizes | ||
+ | |image_by= Rachel Rayns | ||
+ | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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+ | {{Flickr_image | ||
+ | |image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelrayns/4414123522 | ||
+ | |image= http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4013/4414123522_72af67f1ae.jpg | ||
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+ | |image_text= A half-plate size holder, with a metal 'film sheath', which adapts the holder to accept<br/>sheet film instead of a glass plate. This special sheath reduces the film size to 4x5 inch. | ||
+ | |image_by= Rachel Rayns | ||
+ | |image_rights= with permission | ||
+ | }} | ||
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− | |+'''Plate & Sheet Film Sizes'''<br><small>''Metric sizes are to nearest mm for equivalent inch sizes.''</small> | + | |+'''Plate & Sheet Film Sizes'''<br/><small>''Metric sizes are to nearest mm for equivalent inch sizes.''</small> |
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!Size (inches) !! Size (mm) !! Name/Type | !Size (inches) !! Size (mm) !! Name/Type | ||
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|2 × 2½ || 51 × 64 || "ninth-plate" tintypes | |2 × 2½ || 51 × 64 || "ninth-plate" tintypes | ||
+ | <!-- I don't believe this size exists; feel free to reinstate it if you know better! D McA | ||
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|2 × 3 || 51 × 76 || sheet film | |2 × 3 || 51 × 76 || sheet film | ||
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|2½ × 3½ || 64 × 89 || "sixth-plate" tintypes | |2½ × 3½ || 64 × 89 || "sixth-plate" tintypes | ||
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+ | <!-- Nor this one! | ||
|3 × 4 || 76 × 102 || sheet film | |3 × 4 || 76 × 102 || sheet film | ||
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|3<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> × 4<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> || 79 × 105 || "quarter-plate" tintypes | |3<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> × 4<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> || 79 × 105 || "quarter-plate" tintypes | ||
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| || 240 × 300 || sheet film | | || 240 × 300 || sheet film | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_early/1_early_photography_-_sizes.htm Plate and tintype sizes] on [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/index.htm EdinPhoto site] | * [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_early/1_early_photography_-_sizes.htm Plate and tintype sizes] on [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/index.htm EdinPhoto site] | ||
* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HHX4xB94vcMC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=film+plate+sizes&source=web&ots=7Hi5AuU_tn&sig=QBJEpH9OIy7FOLZlfmGq8z03NnY&hl=en The Manual of Photography: Photographic and Digital Imaging p.104] by R. E. Jacobson | * [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HHX4xB94vcMC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=film+plate+sizes&source=web&ots=7Hi5AuU_tn&sig=QBJEpH9OIy7FOLZlfmGq8z03NnY&hl=en The Manual of Photography: Photographic and Digital Imaging p.104] by R. E. Jacobson |
Revision as of 12:33, 25 April 2014
Photographic plates (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and cut-sheet film have been made in many "standard" sizes, often with a title; many early cameras included the plate size title in the name of the camera.
See also Japanese formats and Large format.
Wooden plate-holders in half-plate and quarter-plate sizes image by Rachel Rayns (Image rights) |
A half-plate size holder, with a metal 'film sheath', which adapts the holder to accept sheet film instead of a glass plate. This special sheath reduces the film size to 4x5 inch. image by Rachel Rayns (Image rights) |
Size (inches) | Size (mm) | Name/Type |
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15/8 × 21/8 | 41 × 57 | "sixteenth-plate" tintypes |
2 × 2½ | 51 × 64 | "ninth-plate" tintypes |
2½ × 3½ | 64 × 89 | "sixth-plate" tintypes |
31/8 × 41/8 | 79 × 105 | "quarter-plate" tintypes |
3¼ × 4¼ | lantern slides | |
3¼ × 4¼ | 83 × 108 | "quarter-plate" |
3¼ × 5½ | 83 × 140 | postcard or 3A |
4 × 5 | 102 × 127 | sheet film |
4½ × 6½ | 114 × 165 | Cabinet Card |
4½ × 5½ | 114 × 140 | "half-plate" tintypes |
4¾ × 6½ | 120 × 165 | "half-plate" glass plates |
4 × 10 | 102 × 254 | sheet film |
5 × 7 | 127 × 178 | sheet film |
6½ × 8½ | 216 × 165 | "full-plate" glass plates, tintypes |
7 × 17 | 178 × 432 | sheet film |
8 × 6 | 203 × 152 | Cabinet view |
8 × 10 | 203 × 254 | sheet film |
8 × 20 | 203 × 508 | sheet film |
11 × 14 | 279 × 356 | sheet film |
12 × 20 | 305 × 508 | sheet film |
14 × 17 | 356 × 417 | sheet film |
16 × 20 | 406 × 508 | sheet film |
20 × 24 | 508 × 610 | sheet film |
65 × 90 | sheet film | |
90 × 120 | sheet film | |
100 × 150 | sheet film, another postcard format | |
130 × 180 | sheet film | |
180 × 240 | sheet film | |
240 × 300 | sheet film |