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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:00
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Subject: Re: 8 X 10s
>>>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?>>>
Yes and no.
I worked for Bill Shipler Photo for many years as a
printer (in later years, the sole printer) in our custom lab and I also
managed a rather large archive of negatives going back to 1890. I have printed
portraits of famous Utah people that were shot on 8x10 as well as 11 x 14 and
if a few cases, much larger. These cameras typically used glass plates, moving
towards nitrate negatives, then modern support materials that were far less
dangerous; CN will burn.
Many formats were used in the time period you are
interested in. for example, Cirkit and Banquet cameras were widely used. I
have used our one-shot cameras for making color separation negatives. There
were lots of cameras used in the good old days. I have printed almost every
known format, from Minox to 16 x 20 glass plates and Cirkit.
Bob
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