Frederick Scott Archer developed the collodion process primarily because he was unhappy with the uneven texture of the print negative in the calotype process. The collodion process provided a finer and more detailed negative, which significantly improved the quality of photographic images compared to the earlier calotype method.
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Why did Frederick Scott Archer develop something entirely new called the collodion process?
He wanted something that was different from everyone else’s style.
He was unhappy with the uneven texture of the print negative in the calotype process.
He found the elaborate steps involved in the calotype process to be too difficult.
He couldn’t afford the expense of all of the tools needed for the calotype process.
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