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| − | [[Film plates|Photographic plates]] (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and cut-sheet film have been made in many "standard" sizes, often with a title; many early |
+ | [[Film plates|Photographic plates]] (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and cut-sheet film have been made in many "standard" sizes, often with a title; many early cameras included the plate size title in the name of the camera. |
''See also [[Japanese formats]] and [[Large format]].'' |
''See also [[Japanese formats]] and [[Large format]].'' |
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+ | |+'''Plate t Film Sizes& Shee'''<br /><small>''Metric sizes are to nearest mm for equivalent inch sizes.''</small> |
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!Size (inches) !! Size (mm) !! Name/Type |
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|3<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> × 4<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> || 79 × 105 || "quarter-plate" tintypes |
|3<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> × 4<sup>1</sup>/<small>8</small> || 79 × 105 || "quarter-plate" tintypes |
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| − | |3¼ × 4¼ || 83 × 108 || "quarter-plate" or<br>"lantern slide" glass plates |
+ | |3¼ × 4¼ || 83 × 108 || "quarter-plate" or<br />"lantern slide" glass plates |
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|3¼ × 5½ || 83 × 140 || [[postcard format|postcard]] or 3A |
|3¼ × 5½ || 83 × 140 || [[postcard format|postcard]] or 3A |
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|4¼ × 6½ || 108 × 165 || "half-plate" glass plates |
|4¼ × 6½ || 108 × 165 || "half-plate" glass plates |
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| − | |4½ |
+ | |4½ × 6½|| 114 × 165 || [[Cabinet Card]] |
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| + | |4 ¾ x 6 ½ |
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| + | |121 x 165 |
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| + | |English "Half Plate" |
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| + | |4½ × 5½ || 114 × 140 || "half-plate" [[Ferrotype|tintypes]] |
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|4 × 10 || 102 × 254 || sheet film |
|4 × 10 || 102 × 254 || sheet film |
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|8 × 20 || 203 × 508 || sheet film |
|8 × 20 || 203 × 508 || sheet film |
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| − | |8½ × 6½ || 216 × 165 || "full-plate" glass plates, tintypes |
+ | |8½ × 6½ || 216 × 165 || "full-plate" glass plates,<br />[[Ferrotype|tintypes]] |
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|11 × 14 || 279 × 356 || sheet film |
|11 × 14 || 279 × 356 || sheet film |
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|20 × 24 || 508 × 610 || sheet film |
|20 × 24 || 508 × 610 || sheet film |
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+ | | || 65 × 90 || sheet film |
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| − | | || 100 × 150 || sheet film, another [[postcard format]] |
+ | | || 100 × 150 || sheet film, another [[postcard format]] |
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| || 130 × 180 || sheet film |
| || 130 × 180 || sheet film |
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| || 240 × 300 || sheet film |
| || 240 × 300 || sheet film |
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* [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_early/1_early_photography_-_sizes.htm Plate and tintype sizes] on [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/index.htm EdinPhoto site] |
* [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_early/1_early_photography_-_sizes.htm Plate and tintype sizes] on [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/index.htm EdinPhoto site] |
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* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HHX4xB94vcMC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=film+plate+sizes&source=web&ots=7Hi5AuU_tn&sig=QBJEpH9OIy7FOLZlfmGq8z03NnY&hl=en The Manual of Photography: Photographic and Digital Imaging p.104] by R. E. Jacobson |
* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HHX4xB94vcMC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=film+plate+sizes&source=web&ots=7Hi5AuU_tn&sig=QBJEpH9OIy7FOLZlfmGq8z03NnY&hl=en The Manual of Photography: Photographic and Digital Imaging p.104] by R. E. Jacobson |
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[[Category:Film formats|*]] |
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[[Category:Film plate]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:10, 28 December 2019
Photographic plates (usually glass coated with light-sensitive material, but historically, sometimes metal or paper) and cut-sheet film have been made in many "standard" sizes, often with a title; many early cameras included the plate size title in the name of the camera.
See also Japanese formats and Large format.
| Size (inches) | Size (mm) | Name/Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15/8 × 21/8 | 41 × 57 | "sixteenth-plate" tintypes |
| 2 × 2½ | 51 × 64 | "ninth-plate" tintypes |
| 2 × 3 | 51 × 76 | sheet film |
| 2½ × 3½ | 64 × 89 | "sixth-plate" tintypes |
| 3 × 4 | 76 × 102 | sheet film |
| 31/8 × 41/8 | 79 × 105 | "quarter-plate" tintypes |
| 3¼ × 4¼ | 83 × 108 | "quarter-plate" or "lantern slide" glass plates |
| 3¼ × 5½ | 83 × 140 | postcard or 3A |
| 4 × 5 | 102 × 127 | sheet film |
| 4¼ × 6½ | 108 × 165 | "half-plate" glass plates |
| 4½ × 6½ | 114 × 165 | Cabinet Card |
| 4 ¾ x 6 ½ | 121 x 165 | English "Half Plate" |
| 4½ × 5½ | 114 × 140 | "half-plate" tintypes |
| 4 × 10 | 102 × 254 | sheet film |
| 5 × 7 | 127 × 178 | sheet film |
| 7 × 17 | 178 × 432 | sheet film |
| 8 × 6 | 203 × 152 | Cabinet view |
| 8 × 10 | 203 × 254 | sheet film |
| 8 × 20 | 203 × 508 | sheet film |
| 8½ × 6½ | 216 × 165 | "full-plate" glass plates, tintypes |
| 11 × 14 | 279 × 356 | sheet film |
| 12 × 20 | 305 × 508 | sheet film |
| 14 × 17 | 356 × 417 | sheet film |
| 16 × 20 | 406 × 508 | sheet film |
| 20 × 24 | 508 × 610 | sheet film |
| 65 × 90 | sheet film | |
| 90 × 120 | sheet film | |
| 100 × 150 | sheet film, another postcard format | |
| 130 × 180 | sheet film | |
| 180 × 240 | sheet film | |
| 240 × 300 | sheet film |