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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. | + | 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. |
=== Plate/sheet film sizes === | === Plate/sheet film sizes === | ||
| + | ''Metric sizes are to nearest mm for equivalent inch sizes.'' | ||
<table class="wikitable" border=1> | <table class="wikitable" border=1> | ||
<tr><th> Size (inches) </th><th> Size (mm) </th><th> Type </th></tr> | <tr><th> Size (inches) </th><th> Size (mm) </th><th> Type </th></tr> | ||
<tr><td>1<sup>5</sup>/<small>8</small> × 2<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small></td><td align=right>41 × 57</td><td>"sixteenth-plate" tintypes</td></tr> | <tr><td>1<sup>5</sup>/<small>8</small> × 2<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small></td><td align=right>41 × 57</td><td>"sixteenth-plate" tintypes</td></tr> | ||
| − | <tr><td>2 × 2½</td><td align=right></td><td>"ninth-plate" tintypes</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>2 × 2½</td><td align=right>51 × 64</td><td>"ninth-plate" tintypes</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>2 × 3</td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>2 × 3</td><td align=right>51 × 76</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>2½ × 3½</td><td align=right></td><td>"sixth-plate" tintypes</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>2½ × 3½</td><td align=right>64 × 89</td><td>"sixth-plate" tintypes</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>3 × 4</td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>3 × 4</td><td align=right>76 × 102</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> |
| − | <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> | + | <tr><td>3<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> × 4<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small></td><td align=right>79 × 105</td><td>"quarter-plate" tintypes</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>3¼ × 4¼</td><td align=right></td><td>"quarter-plate" glass plates</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>3¼ × 4¼</td><td align=right>83 × 108</td><td>"quarter-plate" glass plates</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>3¼ × 5½</td><td align=right></td><td>postcard or 3A</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>3¼ × 5½</td><td align=right>83 × 140</td><td>postcard or 3A</td></tr> |
<tr><td>4 × 5</td><td align=right>102 × 127</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | <tr><td>4 × 5</td><td align=right>102 × 127</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | ||
| − | <tr><td>4¼ × 6½</td align=right> | + | <tr><td>4¼ × 6½</td><td align=right>108 × 165</td><td>"half-plate" glass plates</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>4½ × 5½</td><td align=right></td><td>"half-plate" tintypes</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>4½ × 5½</td><td align=right>114 × 140</td><td>"half-plate" tintypes</td></tr> |
<tr><td>4 × 10 </td><td align=right>102 × 254</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | <tr><td>4 × 10 </td><td align=right>102 × 254</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>5 × 7 </td><td align=right>127 × 178</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | <tr><td>5 × 7 </td><td align=right>127 × 178</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | ||
| − | <tr><td>7 × 17 </td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>7 × 17 </td><td align=right>178 × 432</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>8 × 6 </td><td align=right></td><td>Cabinet view</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>8 × 6 </td><td align=right>203 × 152</td><td>Cabinet view</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td>8 × 10 </td><td align=right></td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | + | <tr><td>8 × 10 </td><td align=right>203 × 254</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> |
<tr><td>8 × 20 </td><td align=right> 203 × 508</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | <tr><td>8 × 20 </td><td align=right> 203 × 508</td><td>sheet film</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>8½ × 6½</td><td align=right>216 × 165</td><td>"full-plate" glass plates, tintypes</td></tr> | <tr><td>8½ × 6½</td><td align=right>216 × 165</td><td>"full-plate" glass plates, tintypes</td></tr> | ||
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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.
Plate/sheet film sizes
Metric sizes are to nearest mm for equivalent inch sizes.
| Size (inches) | Size (mm) | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15/8 × 21/8 | 41 × 57 | "sixteenth-plate" tintypes |
| 2 × 2½ | 51 × 64 | "ninth-plate" tintypes |
| 2 × 3 | 51 × 76 | sheet film |
| 2½ × 3½ | 64 × 89 | "sixth-plate" tintypes |
| 3 × 4 | 76 × 102 | sheet film |
| 31/8 × 41/8 | 79 × 105 | "quarter-plate" tintypes |
| 3¼ × 4¼ | 83 × 108 | "quarter-plate" glass plates |
| 3¼ × 5½ | 83 × 140 | postcard or 3A |
| 4 × 5 | 102 × 127 | sheet film |
| 4¼ × 6½ | 108 × 165 | "half-plate" glass plates |
| 4½ × 5½ | 114 × 140 | "half-plate" tintypes |
| 4 × 10 | 102 × 254 | sheet film |
| 5 × 7 | 127 × 178 | sheet film |
| 7 × 17 | 178 × 432 | sheet film |
| 8 × 6 | 203 × 152 | Cabinet view |
| 8 × 10 | 203 × 254 | sheet film |
| 8 × 20 | 203 × 508 | sheet film |
| 8½ × 6½ | 216 × 165 | "full-plate" glass plates, tintypes |
| 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 | |
| 130 × 180 | sheet film | |
| 180 × 240 | sheet film | |
| 240 × 300 | sheet film |
