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[[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.
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Photographic plates and cut-sheet film have been made in many standard sizes, often with a name; many early camera included the plate size in the name.
 
  
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=== Plate/sheet film sizes ===
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''See also [[Japanese formats]] and [[Large format]].''
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<tr><th> Size (inches) </th><th> Size (mm) </th><th> Type </th></tr>
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<tr><td>1<sup>5</sup>/<small>8</small> × 2<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small></td><td align=right>41 &times; 57</td><td>"sixteenth-plate" tintypes</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2 × 2&frac12;</td><td align=right></td><td>"ninth-plate" tintypes</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2 × 3</td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2&frac12; × 3&frac12;</td><td align=right></td><td>"sixth-plate" tintypes</td></tr>
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|image= http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2769/4414144366_d2487b01f8.jpg
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<tr><td>3 × 4</td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>3<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> × 4<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small></td><td align=right></td><td>"quarter-plate" tintypes</td></tr>
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|image_text= Wooden plate-holders in half-plate and quarter-plate sizes
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<tr><td>3&frac14; × 4&frac14;</td><td align=right></td><td>"quarter-plate" glass plates</td></tr>
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|image_by= Rachel Rayns
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<tr><td>3&frac14; × 5&frac12;</td><td align=right></td><td>postcard or 3A</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4 × 5</td><td align=right>102 &times; 127</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4&frac14; × 6&frac12;</td align=right><td></td><td>"half-plate" glass plates</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4&frac12; × 5&frac12;</td><td align=right></td><td>"half-plate" tintypes</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4 × 10 </td><td align=right>102 &times; 254</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>5 × 7 </td><td align=right>127 &times; 178</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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|image= http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4013/4414123522_72af67f1ae.jpg
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<tr><td>7 × 17 </td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>8 × 6 </td><td align=right></td><td>Cabinet view</td></tr>
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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.
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<tr><td>8 × 10 </td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>8 × 20 </td><td align=right> 203 &times; 508</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>8&frac12; × 6&frac12;</td><td align=right>216 &times; 165</td><td>"full-plate" glass plates, tintypes</td></tr>
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<tr><td>11 × 14</td><td align=right>279 &times; 356</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>12 × 20</td><td align=right>305 &times; 508</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td>14 × 17</td><td align=right>356 &times; 417</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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{| class="toccolours floatleft" align="left" border="1" style="clear: both; margin: 0.5em 2em; text-align: center; font-size: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"
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<tr><td>16 × 20</td><td align=right>406 &times; 508</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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|+'''Plate & Sheet Film Sizes'''<br/><small>''Metric sizes are to nearest mm for equivalent inch sizes.''</small>
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<tr><td>20 × 24</td><td align=right>508 &times; 610</td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td align=right>  65 ×  90 </td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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!Size (inches) !! Size (mm) !! Name/Type
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<tr><td></td><td align=right>  90 × 120 </td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td align=right> 100 × 150 </td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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|1<sup>5</sup>/<small>8</small> × 2<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> || 41 &times; 57 || "sixteenth-plate" [[tintype]]s
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<tr><td></td><td align=right> 130 × 180 </td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td align=right> 180 × 240 </td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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|2 × 2&frac12; || 51 &times; 64 || "ninth-plate" tintypes
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<tr><td></td><td align=right> 240 × 300 </td><td>sheet film</td></tr>
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|2 × 3 || 51 &times; 76 || sheet film
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|2&frac12; × 3&frac12; || 64 &times; 89 || "sixth-plate" tintypes
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|3 × 4 || 76 &times; 102 || sheet film
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|3<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> × 4<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> || 79 &times; 105 || "quarter-plate" tintypes
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|3&frac14; × 3&frac14;|| ||[[Magic lantern|lantern]] slides
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|3&frac14; × 4&frac14; || 83 &times; 108 || "quarter-plate"
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|3&frac14; × 5&frac12; || 83 &times; 140 || [[postcard format|postcard]] or 3A
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|4 × 5 || 102 &times; 127 || sheet film
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|4&frac12; &times; 6&frac12;|| 114 &times; 165  || [[Cabinet Card]]
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|4&frac12; × 5&frac12; || 114 &times; 140 || "half-plate" [[Ferrotype|tintypes]]
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|4&frac34; × 6&frac12; || 120 &times; 165 || "half-plate" glass plates
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|4 × 10 || 102 &times; 254 || sheet film
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|5 × 7   || 127 &times; 178 || sheet film
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|6&frac12; × 8&frac12;||  216 &times; 165 || "full-plate" glass plates,<br />[[Ferrotype|tintypes]]
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|7 × 17 || 178 &times; 432 || sheet film
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|8 × 6   || 203 &times; 152 || Cabinet view
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|8 × 10 || 203 &times; 254 || sheet film
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|8 × 20 ||  203 &times; 508 || sheet film
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|11 × 14 || 279 &times; 356   || sheet film
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|12 × 20 || 305 &times; 508 ||  sheet film
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|14 × 17 || 356 &times; 417 ||  sheet film
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|16 × 20 || 406 &times; 508 || sheet film
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|20 × 24 || 508 &times; 610 || sheet film
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| ||  65 ×  90 || sheet film
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| ||  90 × 120   || sheet film
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| ||  100 × 150 || sheet film, another [[postcard format]]
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| ||  130 × 180 || sheet film
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| ||  180 × 240 || sheet film
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| ||  240 × 300 || sheet film
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/132420193@N06/18775225121/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/18775225121_c1da60794e.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= 3 [[folding bed camera]]s, each designed for another plate size
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|image_by= Luis Cozeto
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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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]
  
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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]
 
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* [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
 
  
 
[[Category:Film formats|*]]
 
[[Category:Film formats|*]]
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[[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.

4414144366_d2487b01f8.jpg
Wooden plate-holders in half-plate and quarter-plate sizes
image by Rachel Rayns (Image rights)


4414123522_72af67f1ae.jpg
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)
Plate & Sheet Film Sizes
Metric sizes are to nearest mm for equivalent inch sizes.
Size (inches) Size (mm) Name/Type
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


18775225121_c1da60794e.jpg
3 folding bed cameras, each designed for another plate size
image by Luis Cozeto (Image rights)


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