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Is your ground glass broken, or do you need a waterhouse stops for your lens? Plate holders, lens supports or lens caps, there is so much that you can build by yourself and safe money by doing it. Often these things have easy solutions, let me show you how to do it.

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    How to Make Ground Glass for a Large Format Camera

    Spread the love Last Updated on 01/08/2020 by Joy Celine Asto Markus Hofstaetter recently shared how he makes ground glass for a large format camera in …

    Collodion Wet Plate Tank Build - Video 1 of 5

    Collodion Wet Plate Tank Build - Video 1 of 5

    This is the first of 5 videos of making a sensitizing tank for wet plate (tintype/ambrotype) photography. This is not a true "how to" but more of a video diary of the build showing everything I did and a lot of my thought processes going into it. I make no assertions as to the accuracy or success of this information and your experience may vary.

    how to create a Lens support and how to convert a film holder into a wet plate holder

    how to create a Lens support and how to convert a film holder into a wet plate holder

    This video contains the following diy parts: 0:00 How to convert a film holder into a wet plate holder (8x10) 4:38 How to create a camera support - How to create a lens support ► Shirts: http://shirts.mhaustria.com ► Find links (affiliate) to all tools I use here: http://list.mhaustria.com and why I got a black eye while using the wet plate collodion process For more information and images visit my blog: http://blog.markus-hofstaetter.at/?p=6605 Link to the jigsaw table (All bought by myself): https://www.neutechnik.de Camera and tripod screws in Europe: https://www.fotoschraubenshop.de https://www.gerdneumann.net/deutsch/imperial-screws-fotoschrauben-fotogewinde.html If you want to buy the plates or ta limited fineart print: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/pages/storeplates/ Find more of my Work on my website: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at Upcoming Workshops: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/page... For individual Workshops (starting with one person) please contact me here: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/page... Wet Plates and Shirts: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/page... Facebook: http://fb.com/mhaustria Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mhaustria Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mhaustria

    How to make Waterhouse Stops for antique lenses Part II

    How to make Waterhouse Stops for antique lenses Part II

    You need Waterhouse Stops and don't have an existing one? I got you! Support me on patreon http://patreon.mhaustria.com/ Visit my flipboard http://flip.mhaustria.com/ Gerald's video about aperture & f-stop https://youtu.be/OaSq0ES1ArE Website about measuring waterhouse stops: https://apenasimagens.com/en/measuring-lens-aperture/ Fun fact, the guy's name who invented the Waterhouse stops was Waterhouse ;) ► Book a portrait: http://wetplate.art ► Book a workshops: http://ws.mhaustria.com ► Find links (affiliate) to all tools I use here: http://list.mhaustria.com ► Need artworks for your wall?: http://prints.mhaustria.com ► Analog Store: http://shirts.mhaustria.com ► Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mhaustria ► buy me a tea https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mhaustria Tools for my videos: iPhone 13 Pro max International: https://amzn.to/3vp5GIm Germany: https://amzn.to/30C9Tgo DJI Mini 3 Pro with RC controler International and Germany https://amzn.to/3QRVWAx DJI Mini 3 Pro Fly More Kit Plus International: https://amzn.to/3a2YNpB Germany: https://amzn.to/3u8jwzc JOBY GripTight GorillaPod - may favourite tripod with magsafe International: https://amzn.to/3yjYz5i Germany: https://amzn.to/3GHtfAx DJI OM 5 Gimbal International: https://amzn.to/2ZFO2UV Music for my videos: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/k80gpk Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:14 Waterhouse Stop Database 0:31 Building a Waterhouse stop from scratch 1:40 Custom Waterhouse stops made of metal 2:00 3D printed Waterhouse stops 2:40 post processing and shipping 3:36 Waterhouse stops in wet plate action For individual wet plate workshops (starting with one person) please contact me here: https://pws.mhaustria.com/ If you want to buy the plates or ta limited fine art print: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/pages/storeplates/ Find more of my Work on my website: http://www.mhaustria.com Wet Plates and Shirts: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/pages/front_store/ Facebook: http://fb.com/mhaustria Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mhaustria Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mhaustria

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