Talk:Collodion process

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Contents 1 As we all know, this article is in need of some serious work 2 This article isn't about the Collodion Process as much as it is about the dry plate process. 3 Collodion process 4 Article replacement

[edit] As we all know, this article is in need of some serious work

It's mostly about the collodion emulsion process, which was not the main body of 19th century collodion work. It was introduced shortly before gelatin emulsion began to come onto the scene. The article should be shifted back to Focus on wet plate collodion, which was the dominant collodion process.

The text in this article bears striking similarities to works from the period; many of which I've read pieces of. It really seems like portions of text were simply copied from old books onto here. While most of said works are most likely public domain, its still not good form to do this, especially without citing. It'd also probably be wise to convert the units given to modern ones; I'm doubting that most folks know what a "minim" is.

I'm going to work on adjusting this a bit; shouldn't take too long.

-16 November 2007

[edit] This article isn't about the Collodion Process as much as it is about the dry plate process.

Working on it...

[edit] Collodion process

I have a chapter in my photo publication about the collodion process with comprehensive instructions to prepare and develop wet plates, mind if I put it in instead of yours?

Alf photoman 17:38, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't think anyone would have problems with it as long as it isn't encumbered by copyrights or is already in the public domain. Just as important, it should be written in an encyclopedic tone rather than in a how-to format. There are WikiBooks for those kinds of projects. If it is fairly lengthy then you might want to consider spreading it across several articles covering subtopics as well.--Hooperbloob 23:57, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article replacement

This entire article was replaced with a different one on November 18, much of which was unusable because it took the form of a how-to. I've attempted to merge together the two as best I could, but it still needs attention from an expert and much cleanup. The alternate version can be found here. Chick Bowen 04:41, 11 January 2007 (UTC)