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 | + | [[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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| − | |image_text= A half-plate size holder, with a metal | + | |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_by= Rachel Rayns | ||
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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 × | + | |3¼ × 3¼|| ||[[Magic lantern|lantern]] slides |
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|3¼ × 4¼ || 83 × 108 || "quarter-plate" | |3¼ × 4¼ || 83 × 108 || "quarter-plate" | ||
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| || 240 × 300 || sheet film | | || 240 × 300 || sheet film | ||
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| + | |image= https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/18775225121_c1da60794e.jpg | ||
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| + | |image_text= 3 [[folding bed camera]]s, each designed for another plate size | ||
| + | |image_by= Luis Cozeto | ||
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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] | * [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.
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| Wooden plate-holders in half-plate and quarter-plate sizes image by Rachel Rayns (Image rights) |
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| 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 |
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| 3 folding bed cameras, each designed for another plate size image by Luis Cozeto (Image rights) |
