Dry Plates?

[David A. Goldfarb]

I was afraid of that. At $15 an exposure for 5x7" I can be shooting 11x14" color. That's also about the price of 8x10" Polaroid. Shipping from Russia can't be cheap either. I was in for quite a surprise when I'd bought about $300 worth of books on my last trip to Poland, and it cost me about $100 to ship most of them back to the U.S.

That said, I'd probably split a box of 4x5" or 5x7" at least for a trial with someone if they were available.

 

[mark]

I'll pass and use liquid light if I need to.

 

[removed account4]

thanks john!

i think i'll keep doing what i am doing

- john

 

[Ian Grant]

The plates are panchromatic.

I just got a quote from Slavich. They are willing to make sizes other than 4x5 and 5x7, 9x12, 13x18 etc are all possible. In small quantities they quoted 4x5 25 to a box at 180 Euro's ($235) plus shipping from Russia. 5x7 is over 300 Euros ($390). Smaller size boxes are possible but this gives the price per plate.

This is my cost for these. In quantity the price goes down a bit. So the next question, is anyone willing to pay these kind of prices for plates?

I'd make them for that price, although it's 18 years since I last made photographic emulsions, I think I'd prefer to buy cut film and adapt for the slight shift in focus, rather than use glass, and also know I was using the best film technology available.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Here is Slavich's USA distributor for holography supplies.

http://www.geola.com/holomaterials_usa_eshop.htm

and here's another distributor--

http://www.laserreflections.com/film.html

Would the 4x5" panchromatic plates be the same as 102mm x 127mm PFG-03C Plates for $220? They also come in blue-green sensitive, which may be just an ordinary orthochromatic emulsion.

Still costly, but if the materials are the same, maybe it's better just to order them from someplace that is already selling them in quantity, or alternately, maybe this is another market that J&C might consider expanding into--holography supplies.

I know plates were used in Russia for serious photography until surprisingly recently (like the 1950s or maybe even later), but it's hard to believe that they could survive making plates for pictorial photography in the post-Soviet era.

 

[jandc]

Here is Slavich's USA distributor for holography supplies.

http://www.geola.com/holomaterials_usa_eshop.htm

and here's another distributor--

http://www.laserreflections.com/film.html

Would the 4x5" panchromatic plates be the same as 102mm x 127mm PFG-03C Plates for $220? They also come in blue-green sensitive, which may be just an ordinary orthochromatic emulsion.

Still costly, but if the materials are the same, maybe it's better just to order them from someplace that is already selling them in quantity, or alternately, maybe this is another market that J&C might consider expanding into--holography supplies.

I know plates were used in Russia for serious photography until surprisingly recently (like the 1950s or maybe even later), but it's hard to believe that they could survive making plates for pictorial photography in the post-Soviet era.

These are the same plates. The price difference is due to the recent nose dive of the dollar versus the Euro. I would anticipate the US dollar prices listed to go up the next time they get a shipment in and have to pay for it in dollars. At the 1.2 rate the dollar was at a few months ago it works out to $220.

I would suggest those interested try these in 4x5 from Geola.

 

[TracyStorer]

dry plates

Oh well, I'm sorry to say I'm going to have to pass based on the price. I'd love to see what folks do with them if anyone goes for it though. Thanks for the legwork guys,
Tracy

 

[SkipA]

Yup, at that price, I'll pass on it as well.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Any idea what these cost in Russia? I have my contacts.