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Historical significance of collodion photography

Although collodion photography is troublesome to operate, its cost is only 1/12 of that of silver plate photography, its exposure is faster than that of silver plate photography, and its image definition is also higher, so a large number of photos can be printed on glass negatives.

This technology combines the sensitivity of Daguerre method and the convenience of Carlo method. This technology has dominated photography for more than 30 years (1850- 1880).

For us, except the lens, everything else can be solved by ourselves, the machine can be built by ourselves, and the film box can be DIY by itself. The most fascinating part of this technology is to return to photography itself, so that players can really pay attention to the fun brought by the photography process and stop blindly pursuing equipment.