Friday 9 August 2019 Noon launch! ChromaGraphica Double Dry Plate Holder Kickstarter

[Jerevan]

Even if 5x7 isn’t offered, I would hope you’d consider supporting the campaign, because it’s also a decision gate for Steve and I for offering dry plate holders of any size in the future. We’re not rich, you know, so a successful campaign helps fund the whole plan of supplying holders.

Good news on the 5x7 holders! Even if there wasn't going to be any in the campaign, I would back it to try the 4x5 holders out. We all need to keep things alive in the analogue ecosystem.

 

[Nodda Duma]

Thank you! I appreciate your thought and I hope I’ve conveyed well enough that I’m doing this for all of us and not for my own benefit.

We pulled off a minor miracle to get a workable quote to include 5x7. Just one example of many behind the scenes miracles.

It’s in review now with the Kickstarter overlords. Hopefully they’ll approve it and then we can launch.

 

[Nodda Duma]

Official launch date is Friday, 9 August 2019 at NOON Eastern!


In conjunction with Chroma Camera, I'm pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the Kickstarter campaign for the ChromaGraphica Double Dry Plate holder is on! Official launch is set for Friday, August 9th at 12pm Noon Eastern Time.

The ChromaGraphica Double Dry Plate Holder will be available in 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 for this campaign (other sizes will follow after a successful campaign).

The goal of this campaign is nothing short of historic: This will be the first mass-produced dry plate holder available on the market in decades.

Our collaborative effort has pushed the design as far as possible, including prototyping, testing, and incorporating lessons learned back into the holder designs. Now we need the help of interested backers to make these holders a reality.

The Kickstarter campaign is intended to raise the funds necessary to cover costs of manufacturing of molds for the injection molded components, an initial production run, assembly of the holder.

The ergonomics of the ChromaGraphica holder will be very similar to sheet film holders. It will accommodate two dry plates, front and back. The plates are loaded from the bottom. The dark slide handle is white on one side and black on the other, to allow you to differentiate between exposed and unexposed plates.

In addition, the ChromaGraphica incorporates a unique feature which we call a loaded plate indicator. This allows you to determine at a glance whether you have a plate loaded (one indicator for each side). No more having to go into the darkroom to check, or taking that million-dollar shot on an empty holder. A feature I could have used many times in the past.

The ChromaGraphica Double Dry Plate holder is fully compatible with standard 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 cameras. The ChromaGraphica will also accommodate sheet film adapters so that conventional sheet film can be used in the holder.

Taking advantage of modern manufacturing methods, the pricing of the holders meets my oft-stated goal of making dry plate photography an accessible and affordable alternative process for the larger photographic community. Affordability, familiarity of use, and quality were fundamental requirements that we adopted from the beginning of the design effort last year.

Campaign reward levels for single holders, in USD, are set at

$54 (4x5)
$75 (5x7)
$108 (8x10)

There will be pledge options for multiple holder rewards as well as a campaign-exclusive silver gelatin print reward, enlarged from a dry plate exposed using the prototype holder.

The link to the campaign will go live on Friday, 9 August 2019 at Noon Eastern! But even if you don't have a link, after launch you can search Kickstarter for ChromaGraphica and you should be able to find it.

https://www.kickstarter.com/…/the-chromagraphica-double-dry…

For more information on Pictoriographica and J Lane Dry Plates, visit http://www.pictoriographica.com (I don't have an announcement on the website yet but I will tonight... gotta go to work).

For more information on the awesome Chroma Cameras, visit http://chroma.camera

 

[MattKing]

The link to the campaign will go live on Friday, 6 August 2019 at Noon Eastern!

Wishing you the best of luck on the campaign, plus the sales thereafter.
But I think the line above should read "Friday, 9 August 2019"

 

[Nodda Duma]

Wishing you the best of luck on the campaign, plus the sales thereafter.
But I think the line above should read "Friday, 9 August 2019"

Curse my fat fingers! Fixed

And thanks.

 

[Nodda Duma]

Campaign is LIVE!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dryplateholder/the-chromagraphica-double-dry-plate-holder

 

[jimjm]

OK, Jason. Made my pledge for an 8x10 plate holder. Wait, now I'm going to have to get 8x10 plates...

 

[Pioneer]

Excellent. Pledge is in and it looks like the project is off to a very good start.

 

[Nodda Duma]

Thanks fellas!

 

[removed account4]

easy enough for a kid to use !
great kickstarter, great video and that kiddo had
probably the coolest 4x5 camera i have ever seen !
good luck with hte project jason !
john

 

[Photo Engineer]

Best wishes in every respect Jason.

PE

 

[Nodda Duma]

Thanks you two!

Jon: Ethan was tickled I used his cameradactyl in the video

 

[bdial]

Cameradactyl is very cool.
Congratulations on the launch.

 

[Nodda Duma]

I've added a reward to the campaign for a combination of 5x7 and 8x10 holders based on a few folks requesting them.

Also, if you are going to support the campaign but wanted more holders than listed in the rewards, I'll be happy to accommodate. Pledge the price of a holder * QTY that you'd like, send me a message or email so I can add you to the list I'm tracking. I'll verify the pledge amount and also ask that you send me another message at campaign end as a double check to ensure you are on the list (always good to "measure twice cut once").

If you are interested, but are waiting until after the campaign to just buy them when they are available via retail or are assuming that it's already succeeded ... don't. The success of the campaign is not guaranteed, and if the campaign doesn't succeed then these will not happen. It can't be understated that a successful campaign is critical to making double dry plate holders a reality.

Thanks for the support!

Jason

 

[NedL]

There are only a few people who still make wet calotypes, but if you are interested in that it is easier to start with a plate holder than modifying a film holder. I ordered a 5x7 to keep those options open. Good luck with the kickstarter Jason!

 

[Nodda Duma]

In Update #4, we talk about our work on sheet film adapters and reducing adapters that will be available after the campaign ends.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dryplateholder/the-chromagraphica-double-dry-plate-holder

So if you were hesitant to back them because you may not shoot dry plates often ... please consider backing the campaign so that you will be able to get your hands on a new dual-purpose plate / sheet film holder.

Cheers,
Jason

 

[Nodda Duma]

This evening I saw that we had passed the 66% mark. 2/3 of the way there, but still a long way to go! Thank you to those who have already pledged support, and thanks in advance to those who plan to.

As many of you know, I'm not a sales guy. I'm not even a marketing person... in fact as an engineer I'm pretty much the opposite of a marketing person. I have been doing my best to get the word out but I really think passing the news by word of mouth is key.

If you really want to see this campaign succeed, and you can think of an opportunity to share the news about the campaign to others... I'd be grateful if you could let them know. Posts on social media, fellow photographers, other forums, what have you. I'd love for this to be a strong message that film photography is not only alive but growing.

Thanks again!
Jason

 

[Nodda Duma]

Just over two weeks to go and almost to the goal. If you have been considering pledging support but were waiting to see if it would be successful, here is your chance to help reach the goal.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dryplateholder/the-chromagraphica-double-dry-plate-holder

Steve Lloyd and I were recently interviewed on the Large Format Photography Podcast about the ChromaGraphica plate holder, Chroma camera and my dry plates. Please take a listen at the link below:

https://largeformatphotographypodcast.podbean.com/e/chromagraphica-with-steve-lloyd-and-jason-lane/

 

[Thorpelyon]

Hey kids... Christmas is coming. Buy a photographer friend a unique gift. So close to meeting the goal!

 

[Nodda Duma]

The campaign is now officially fully funded!! Thank you all for your support.

With two weeks to go until the campaign ends, there is still time for you to get in on the first production run of the ChromaGraphica Dry Plate Holder.

Cheers,
Jason

 

[twelvetone12]

Congratulations!!

 

[NedL]

Congratulations!!

+1

 

[Nodda Duma]

One week left until campaign end!

Biggest news is that we have met the campaign goal! This means the holders *will* become a reality! At this point, a week before campaign end, we are 110% funded.

If you have been following the campaign but have been holding off throwing in your support, now is a good time to do so ... you only have one week left to get in on the first production run of holders!

-Jason

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dryplateholder/the-chromagraphica-double-dry-plate-holder

 

[Nodda Duma]

Kickstarter ends this Sunday at midnight!

 

[Nodda Duma]

Ends in 8 hours!

Thanks all who are supporting the campaign!

Cheers,
Jason