Because most digital cameras are CCD, they have little lenses over the tops of each of the sensors, so are they authentically pinhole cameras? Guess it's a matter of theology.
I've routinely shot several second exposures with digital cameras (not pinhole) without horrible noise problems, and you can remove a lot of noise in photoshop anyhow. Many of the infrared camera experiments in the digital world (you have to remove the infrared filter glass that sits on top of the CCD, replace it with other clear glass of exactly the same thickness) are many-second exposures. I've been craving pinhole with infrared imaging capability, difficult with Kodak now only producing 35mm infrared film. Perhaps pinhole digital is the way to go. -----Original Message----- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??????? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???????] On Behalf Of Tom Miller Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:50 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] digital pinhole? Hi Robert, Look at: http://www.pinholeday.org/gallery/2002/index.php?id=370 There may be one or two other digital images in the gallery; but, this is the one that stuck in my mind. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fox, Robert" Subject: [pinhole-discussion] digital pinhole? > Has anyone tried to convert a digital camera to pinhole? I'm guessing that > the results would be poor since digital ccds do not handle long exposures > well at all, resulting in a lot of digital "noise" and artifacts. But who > knows, it might look interesting.. > > I would enjoy tearing open a few of those consumer digital cameras though > and installing a pinhole! Surely someone out there has already done this?? _______________________________________________ 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/
