[W&B] Horsman # 3 Eclipse 4.5 or 4.25 inch by 6.5 inch ?

[Milan Zahorcak]

Ummm, guys . . . isn't standard 1/2-plate 4-1/4 x 6-1/2?

Why would you assume that your cameras are any other size?

Unless Horsman made their weird own plate sizes, wouldn't you sort of have
to use what was available?  Standard plate sizes?

Naturally, having said that, a couple of plate makers did make 4-3/4 x 6-1/2
- who knows what that was called.

mz





> -----Original Message-----
> From: woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com 
> [mailto:woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com] On Behalf Of Rob Niederman
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:45 PM
> To: Collectors of 19th Century Cameras &Photographica
> Subject: Re: [W&B] Horsman # 3 Eclipse 4.5 or 4.25 inch by 6.5 inch ?
> 
> 
> Hey All:
> 
> I returned from NYC and had a chance to measure my Eclipse 
> Nos. 3 and 33 ground glasses. I agree with David Silver that 
> the gg dimensions are misleading. The two Eclipse cameras 
> have different gg sizes. Given that I don't have plateholders 
> for either camera, I have to assume that the cameras would 
> produce 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 inch images as advertised.
> 
> - Rob
>