Hello everybody, my name is Jesus, and I live in Madrid (Spain).
I'm a collodion mad dreamer, and I hope to learn much from this forum.
I am gathering the necessary equipment to begin with, and my main concern is the camera.
I have seen this in a store and wanted your opinion.
Greetings.
pd. Sorry for my English, I use a translator.

welcome aboard
looks like a good camera to get started with.
check it for light leaks .
I would recommend for a new wetplater, to start with John Coffers book and dvd set.
[www.johncoffer.com]



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Thank you Richard, I will buy the Jhon Coffer´s Book.
Greetings.

Your beautiful antique camera will look like a real mess after a few silver nitrate dripping fingers do their work.

Just wanted to let you know that from my viewpoint. Antiques can be used but they will usually be forever damaged.

That depends how you work.
I have been using my antique camera's for about 2 years now.
There is no trace of silvernitrate on my camera's.
beside of that, they are made to be used, not to be stored.....

alex

Ray Morgenweck Wrote:
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> Your beautiful antique camera will look like a
> real mess after a few silver nitrate dripping
> fingers do their work.

No it won't. At least not if you work carefully. I'm working wit an old wooden camera for over a year now (600 plates maybe) and let my students use it for workshops and it has hardly any stain. Its a bit different with the holder, it suffers from the silver inside and out.


Michael

just like the above two posters i have no silver stains on any of my cameras or holders.

welcome to wet plate and have fun

Hello Jesus :
I send a private

Finally, I bought another camera, basically because of price.
Is this ....

Now I have all the necessary chemicals, I promise that soon you will see ...." something "like a collodion.
Best regards.



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