Re: 8 X 10s

["freddig@xxxxxxxx" <freddig@xxxxxxxx>]

I saw a documentary on Hurrell and all his early stuff was 8 x 10 and toward the end of his life he was shooting mostly 4 x 5.
Fred

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Hello PhotoForum Members,

 

I haven't been able to find this information documented anywhere, I just wanted to check.

 

Were large format cameras (8 X 10) used in the first portrait studios?    If not, what format cameras were used in the early (1920s, 1930s, 1940s) portrait studios?

 

Were 8 X 10s the norm for the early Hollywood photographers such as Clarence Bull, George Hurrell and Laszlo Willinger?

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Marilyn

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