Thank you Alan for the kind words. My pleasure I wouldn't be doing all this hard work if I did enjoy it as much as I do! Seeing others make beautiful images with my plates is just so special and rewarding!
Bravo Njec for your plates ! I am impressed: 20000 plaques per year, that means 70 plaques per day on average ! And you continue to do this by hand and alone. Bravo! Thank you for your quality plates, the only ones made in Europe ! I’ll be ordering a new package soon. Benjamin, from France.
Hey Benjamin. Yes it indeed is a crazy number when you think of it like that and I don't even know how we went from making 100 a month to over a 1000. I am just doing what I love to do I guess and don't really pay that much attention to the numbers + the time just flies!
Kodak started as the Eastman Dry Plate Company, so the sky's the limit! Been watching a lot of your videos over the past few days and learning a lot. Hopefully I'll have my camera built by next summer and I'll be buying some plates instead of just admiring them.
@@lostlightart6064 yeah, the centripetal force must not exceed the viscous adhesion of the emulsion. In your case I would guess maybe 20 rpm. But it’s fast and consistent once it’s dialed in. If you try again, get a centrifuge that has digital rpm adjustment. Cheers.
So, no subbing of plates with gelatin? How do you get such good flow and adhesion? The times I did not sub, the emulsion didn't flow on the plate very well and sometimes would lift off in the wash. I'd love to avoid that extra step. I use repurposed glass but clean them really well. What temp is the emulsion when you pour? Do you pre-heat the plates? Perhaps I'm not letting the plates cure long enough? How long do you leave them in the dryer @ 21 degrees ?
Nice and informative video, it is a joy using the plates you produce with an extra bonus ... I don't have the hassle of coating them myself :) Keep up the good work !!!
When potential customers ask me for some good plate examples I always send them to your FB page as you are doing a remarkable job with your perfect exposures! Thank you for your support Alain!
Great I cant wait to bring your camera back to life! In case you need a special non standard size you can also order custom sized plates directly form the site;)
@@lostlightart6064 Miraculously it's standard 4x5 and even modern film holders seem to fit it! The notches line up and everything haha. Pretty crazy for a camera made between 1900 and 1902 lol
Hello , i have the same question about the dryer. Can you give some tips about where we can get one ? I've tried the syringe technique but I've never managed to avoid bubbles. ..
Good question. This is all build by myself but I will publish a short video about how it works in the next week or so including an in detailed blog post with all the measurements, materials list, stl files for the 3d printed parts and more so stay tuned. By the way in the next couple of weeks we will also release a Reusable and Affordable cardboard drying box which should be more than sufficient for home use ;) If you are from Europe you might consider doing a workshop with me to show you in person how this is done?
Good question. This is all build by myself but I will publish a short video about how it works in the next week or so including an in detailed blog post with all the measurements, materials list, stl files for the 3d printed parts and more so stay tuned. By the way in the next couple of weeks we will also release a Reusable and Affordable cardboard drying box which should be more than sufficient for home use ;)
ever heard of a guy named Doug Elmdinger? an RIT grad that that reintroduced the tintype dry plate process in 1973 and passed in 1976 from Aids. there was no internet so lost to history.
Wow! THANK YOU for keeping dry plate photography alive for those of us who don't want to coat our own plates.
Thank you Alan for the kind words. My pleasure I wouldn't be doing all this hard work if I did enjoy it as much as I do! Seeing others make beautiful images with my plates is just so special and rewarding!
Well thought out filming Njec, really shows the effort you go to.Bravo
Thank you :)
Bravo Njec for your plates ! I am impressed: 20000 plaques per year, that means 70 plaques per day on average ! And you continue to do this by hand and alone. Bravo! Thank you for your quality plates, the only ones made in Europe ! I’ll be ordering a new package soon. Benjamin, from France.
Hey Benjamin. Yes it indeed is a crazy number when you think of it like that and I don't even know how we went from making 100 a month to over a 1000. I am just doing what I love to do I guess and don't really pay that much attention to the numbers + the time just flies!
Kodak started as the Eastman Dry Plate Company, so the sky's the limit! Been watching a lot of your videos over the past few days and learning a lot. Hopefully I'll have my camera built by next summer and I'll be buying some plates instead of just admiring them.
Exactly lets gooooo!
I am super-impressed by your dedication! Thank you!
Thank you Ian :)
Bravo Nej!
I love your dry plates.
They are of the utmost quality
Thank you Florian I am happy to see you enjoy them so much!
One word ... Craftsmanship !
Well done Nejc 👍
Thank you Francois. Really appreciate your support from the very beginning!
awesome video, you grow a lot from the first one, great activity ;)
Thanks
Amazing, well done!! Very impressed with your plates, have tried the glass and tin types and both are great quality and easy to use!
Oh that is so nice to hear. Thank you :)
Thanks for all you do! Glad you've found so much success.
Thank you Brandon!
Thank you!
You are welcome :)
The amount of effort you put in it is awesome. Wowwww
This is what I wanted to show with this video. Folks often do not see all the work that is put into making a single plate...
Very cool! I still occasionally use the wet plate process.
Sure its a beautiful process as well with its own advantages and uniqueness
beautiful video
Thank you!
So awesome. Have you ever tried spin coating the emulsion?
Hey. I dd but not much success as the emulsion either runs of the plate thru channels or if you crank the speed up the coating is way to thin...
@@lostlightart6064 yeah, the centripetal force must not exceed the viscous adhesion of the emulsion. In your case I would guess maybe 20 rpm. But it’s fast and consistent once it’s dialed in. If you try again, get a centrifuge that has digital rpm adjustment.
Cheers.
Well Done Sir. Well Done! 👍👏
Thank our Peter!
Bravo!
Thanks!
Fantastic, thanks for sharing
You are welcome thank you for watching :)
So, no subbing of plates with gelatin? How do you get such good flow and adhesion? The times I did not sub, the emulsion didn't flow on the plate very well and sometimes would lift off in the wash. I'd love to avoid that extra step. I use repurposed glass but clean them really well.
What temp is the emulsion when you pour? Do you pre-heat the plates? Perhaps I'm not letting the plates cure long enough? How long do you leave them in the dryer @ 21 degrees ?
Great work!
Thanks :)
Nice and informative video, it is a joy using the plates you produce with an extra bonus ... I don't have the hassle of coating them myself :)
Keep up the good work !!!
When potential customers ask me for some good plate examples I always send them to your FB page as you are doing a remarkable job with your perfect exposures! Thank you for your support Alain!
I recently bought an early 1900 plate camera, I'll 100% be placing an order from you!
Great I cant wait to bring your camera back to life! In case you need a special non standard size you can also order custom sized plates directly form the site;)
@@lostlightart6064 Miraculously it's standard 4x5 and even modern film holders seem to fit it! The notches line up and everything haha. Pretty crazy for a camera made between 1900 and 1902 lol
Lovely video ❤
Thank you :)
Keep it up, Nejc. My second order coming your way soon 😊
Thank you very much Allan your support means a lot!
Welcome back
Thank you it was a while!
great job dear
This is just amazing. Really regret selling my 9x12 camera, hmmmm....
Hello , i have the same question about the dryer. Can you give some tips about where we can get one ? I've tried the syringe technique but I've never managed to avoid bubbles. ..
Good question. This is all build by myself but I will publish a short video about how it works in the next week or so including an in detailed blog post with all the measurements, materials list, stl files for the 3d printed parts and more so stay tuned. By the way in the next couple of weeks we will also release a Reusable and Affordable cardboard drying box which should be more than sufficient for home use ;) If you are from Europe you might consider doing a workshop with me to show you in person how this is done?
Well done! I have a fridge full of your plates, but somehow I have to find time to shoot them.
What are you waiting for do it! :P
@@lostlightart6064 :)
So, the emulsion is orthochromatic, when you do all the work under red light?
It is not even ortho it is only blue and UV sensitive ;)
Did you build the dryer or is it commercially available?
Good question. This is all build by myself but I will publish a short video about how it works in the next week or so including an in detailed blog post with all the measurements, materials list, stl files for the 3d printed parts and more so stay tuned. By the way in the next couple of weeks we will also release a Reusable and Affordable cardboard drying box which should be more than sufficient for home use ;)
@@lostlightart6064 Eager to watch it, thanks
ever heard of a guy named Doug Elmdinger? an RIT grad that that reintroduced the tintype dry plate process in 1973 and passed in 1976 from Aids. there was no internet so lost to history.
No I havent. I am already googling if I can find something about him. Did he write any books?
@@lostlightart6064 not that i am aware of
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Thank you :)
i suggest you show more results of the work in your long videos to not turn people off who will get bored watching a red light for 10minutes.
Welcome back