Wet Plate Holder

[SoulfulRecover]

Might be a dumb question, I’ve been thinking of trying my hand at wet plate on glass and was wondering if I could use my Calumet Cambo still with a wet plate holder or is that not possible?

 

[Derrel]

I think the Cambo uses a Graflok- style back,
So as long as the holder is of the correct Style, it should fit and work just fine

 

[compur]

You might find this useful:



The Fuji PA-45 fits standard 4x5 camera backs and they are available on eBay starting at about $30.

I've seen tutorials online that say you can use regular film holders with wet plate but I am skeptical of that. Must be awfully thin glass!

 

[SoulfulRecover]

You might find this useful:



The Fuji PA-45 fits standard 4x5 camera backs and they are available on eBay starting at about $30.

I've seen tutorials online that say you can use regular film holders with wet plate but I am skeptical of that. Must be awfully thin glass!

This is great! Thank you

 

[Dave Colangelo]

You can get modified 4x5 film holders that have been cut for wet plate work and will fit in a cambo back. Effectively the core is cut out and one side is replaced with a "back" that has two small tension springs. The remaining dark slide is left and works as it needs to. I used one with a buddy once ill try and find where he got it from.

This one is way more expensive than the one we used but is the same thing.

There are a lot of wet-plate groups on facebook. Some of the members make slide holders and a lot of stuff trades hands in the groups I would advise joining a few if you have time.