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− | [[Plate|Photographic plates]] (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and | + | [[Plate|Photographic plates]] (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and [[Sheet film|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= http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelrayns/4414144366/in/pool-camerawiki/ | ||
+ | |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= http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelrayns/4414123522in/pool-camerawiki/ | ||
+ | |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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− | |3¼ × 4¼ || 83 × 108 || "quarter-plate" | + | |3¼ × 3¼|| ||[[Magic lantern|lantern]] slides |
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+ | |3¼ × 4¼ || 83 × 108 || "quarter-plate" | ||
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|3¼ × 5½ || 83 × 140 || [[postcard format|postcard]] or 3A | |3¼ × 5½ || 83 × 140 || [[postcard format|postcard]] or 3A | ||
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|5 × 7 || 127 × 178 || sheet film | |5 × 7 || 127 × 178 || sheet film | ||
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+ | |6½ × 8½|| 216 × 165 || "full-plate" glass plates,<br />[[Ferrotype|tintypes]] | ||
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|7 × 17 || 178 × 432 || sheet film | |7 × 17 || 178 × 432 || sheet film | ||
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|8 × 20 || 203 × 508 || sheet film | |8 × 20 || 203 × 508 || sheet film | ||
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|11 × 14 || 279 × 356 || sheet film | |11 × 14 || 279 × 356 || sheet film | ||
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| || 240 × 300 || sheet film | | || 240 × 300 || sheet film | ||
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{{Flickr_image | {{Flickr_image | ||
− | |image_source= | + | |image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/132420193@N06/18775225121/in/pool-camerawiki/ |
− | |image= | + | |image= https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/18775225121_c1da60794e.jpg |
− | |image_align= | + | |image_align= left |
− | |image_text= | + | |image_text= 3 [[folding bed camera]]s, each designed for another plate size |
− | |image_by= | + | |image_by= Luis Cozeto |
− | |image_rights= | + | |image_rights= wp |
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{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
+ | * [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] | ||
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[[Category:Film formats|*]] | [[Category:Film formats|*]] | ||
[[Category:Film plate]] | [[Category:Film plate]] |
Latest revision as of 02:02, 23 November 2021
Photographic plates (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and 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 × 3¼ | 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 |
3 folding bed cameras, each designed for another plate size image by Luis Cozeto (Image rights) |