Things that have caused me similiar problems: -Imperfect pinhole: Make a new pinhole.
-Light relfectionsfrom camera's metal parts: Blacken them with flat paint or permanent marker. Mike -- --------- Original Message --------- DATE: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:17:36 From: stephen ugh <[email protected]> To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Cc: >hi all, >ive been converting working cameras into pinhole >cameras. >ive been using a brownie for 120 and a fedka (russian >copy of leica) for 35mm. >heres the problem, the chromes ive got from my fed >have a 'hot spot' in the exact center, >an overexposed point on every frame, aside from that >the results have been good. >my brownie experiments dont have this at all, and both >cameras use a drilled brass plate for the apperature >and all glass lenses have been removed. >of course the pinhole for the brownie is further away >from the film, about 5", than the pinhole on the 35mm, >about 1 3/4" to 2 1/2" respectively by collapsing and >extending the lens. >anyone else ever get this or know why? >thank you. > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search >http://shopping.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ >Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML >Pinhole-Discussion mailing list >Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? >unsubscribe or change your account at >http://www.???????/discussion/ > ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005
