Plate sizes
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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
| Size (inches) | Size (mm) | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15/8 × 21/8 | 41 × 57 | "sixteenth-plate" tintypes |
| 2 × 2½ | "ninth-plate" tintypes | |
| 2 × 3 | sheet film | |
| 2½ × 3½ | "sixth-plate" tintypes | |
| 3 × 4 | sheet film | |
| 31/8 × 41/8 | "quarter-plate" tintypes | |
| 3¼ × 4¼ | "quarter-plate" glass plates | |
| 3¼ × 5½ | postcard or 3A | |
| 4 × 5 | 102 × 127 | sheet film |
| 4¼ × 6½ | "half-plate" glass plates | |
| 4½ × 5½ | "half-plate" tintypes | |
| 4 × 10 | 102 × 254 | sheet film |
| 5 × 7 | 127 × 178 | sheet film |
| 7 × 17 | sheet film | |
| 8 × 6 | Cabinet view | |
| 8 × 10 | 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 |
Links
- Plate and tintype sizes on EdinPhoto site
- The Manual of Photography: Photographic and Digital Imaging p.104
By R. E. Jacobson
