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Portable darkroom

Brian — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:41:33 GMT

Portable darkroom

Close-up view of my portable darkroom or darkbox as these were referred to in the 1800's. All sensitizing and developing of the plates is done in here. I use this set-up when my travelling cart is unable to be used close to the shooting site.

Portable darkroom

Brian — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:37:52 GMT

Portable darkroom

View of my portable darkroom or darkbox as these were referred to in the 1800's. All sensitizing and developing of the plates is done in here. I use this set-up when my travelling cart is unable to be used close to the shooting site.

Wet-plate camera

Brian — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:32:02 GMT

Wet-plate camera

This is a wet-plate camera I built for my trip to the US in 2006. Half-plate format. NZ Rimu wood construction. London Stereoscopic Co. lens. Rack and pinion focus.Horizontal and vertical front movements.

Wet-plate camera

Brian — Tue, 15 May 2007 08:57:44 GMT

Wet-plate camera

Sliding box style wet-plate camera that I built in 2003 to take 10 x 12 inch plates.I have a variety of large format lenses from 8 1/2 inch through to 14 inch which I use on this camera. Constructed from rimu and kauri with an original mahogany plate - holder.

Wet-plate equipment

Brian — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:26:20 GMT

Wet-plate equipment

Half-plate ambrotype showing the equipment needed to make a wet-plate image.

Interior travelling darkroom

Brian — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:52:28 GMT

Interior travelling darkroom

Interior of my travelling darkroom showing racks containing bottles of chemicals. Above is the water tank I use for washing the developer from the plates prior to fixing. The sliding ruby window is used to admit enough light to be able judge image formation during development.

Travelling Darkroom

Brian — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:50:50 GMT

Travelling Darkroom