Tintypes and old photographic methods

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Anybody know how much one would need to start this type of photography?

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>>3017623
too general a question. studio or outdoors/mobile stuff? what camera/format? which technique? what country are you in? (chem/supply laws/availability/prices)

Here's a 8x11mm tintype to illustrate the relativity of that question.

On the topic: Anyone who does gum arabic/salt prints ITT?

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>>3017657
Just a regular 4x5 tintypes in America. Indoors, but I can probably build a set up for outdoors myself.

Any beginner camera. With regular chemicals that are available online for like $30.

Tin type is pretty easy to get into. I've done 8x10 & 4x5. As long as you have a large format camera.

I've experimented with photogravure. It gives really delightfully velvety deep blacks.

>>3017620
I'd go to the film thread and try making that discussion there.
The lab that sells me chemicals also works as a club for people who like to do cyanotype and other ancient photographic processes (They sent me a limited cyanotype print last week to celebrate something idk). Cool shit.