id like to know the same thing!

I haven't. I've heard of some folks doing it with a sufficiently powerful generator though

You'd have to expose for a very, very long time. Wet plate has very low sensitivity compared to film or digital, and candle light in particular won't generate much in the blue end of the spectrum where collodion is most sensitive

@@tehbieber ok maybe 30 min minimum?

I couldn't even begin to quantify it. It would completely depend on the amount of light. A single candle would probably never give you a visible exposure before the plate dried out (keep in mind that you get around 15-20 minutes after pulling the plate from the silver bath). An entire rack of them, maybe? I don't know if it's been tried

The more powerful white lightning units will work, as long as you get familiar with their limitations and don't push things too much on light distance/modifier size. Another option you might want to look into is Hensel. I don't know much about them, but I've seen some EU wet platers using them

People use it, but it probably won't hold up in the long run

They have a slow recycle mode that in theory should work on a lower amperage circuit. In practice, you might have to go flip a breaker every now and then

This is a barrel lens with no shutter. Modern lenses with shutters will usually have an x sync connector you can use to trigger the flash

@@tehbieber thanks, I'm a long way from worrying about strobes. Your videos are excellent.

I use a head that can take the full 4800, but for a headshot like this with a beauty dish I'm probably dialed down below half power

@@tehbieber Thank you for the response it is greatly appreciated. I just started to make Tintypes. I'm still very much in the learning phase.

Lol, gotta get those eBay alerts going