On Wednesday, January 30, 2002 at 16:58, ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
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wrote re "Re: [OM] Glass plates (Was: Don't n" saying:
> I think most photographers of that era used glass plates, and usually had a
> mule- pulled wagon to hold all their gear- camera, plates, bottles of
> several poisonous developers and emulsion mixes, light tight boxes, storage
> boxes, etc. (And you think a Nikon is heavy!) They would then set up a tent,
> which they'd do the developing in. IIRC, there's several famous images of
> Matthew Brady leaning against his wagon.
Many used wet plates. You had to coat the plate evenly, go & take the
exposure while it's still wet, then develop it while it's still wet.
See http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eastman/sfeature/wetplate.html
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