photographic dry plate; glass plate
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photographic dry plate; rigid glass plate used in photography (as opposed to flexible film)
Technical term from photography history referring to glass plates coated with photosensitive emulsion, used before the adoption of flexible roll film (软片). These plates were rigid, heavy, and fragile compared to modern film.
Shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
de的
shè摄
yǐng影
shī师
shǐ使
yòng用
yìng硬
piàn片
pāi拍
shè摄
xiào肖
xiàng像
。
Nineteenth-century photographers used dry plates to shoot portraits.
Yìng硬
piàn片
bǐ比
ruǎn软
piàn片
gèng更
hòu厚
，
yě也
gèng更
róng容
yì易
suì碎
liè裂
。
Dry plates are thicker than flexible film and more prone to cracking.
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Tā他
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
lǎo老
shì式
yìng硬
piàn片
sǎo扫
miáo描
chéng成
shù数
mǎ码
gé格
shì式
bǎo保
cún存
。
He scanned these old dry plates and saved them in digital format.