I just spent a week helping a friend load his new multiformat zero etc. What a pain! As for 4x5 vs 8x10, 4x5 gives you a lot more choices. 8x10 satisfies the purist. Look at choices at www.pinholeresource.com. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fox, Robert" <r...@aarp.org> To: "Pinhole List (E-mail)" <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions
> Short introduction: I'm an amateur photographer in the Washington DC area > shooting mostly medium format on-location portraits and architectural stuff. > I shoot mostly B&W print, but also use transparencies (usually Fuji Provia > 100). I am fascinated by the potential of pinhole photography and am looking > to buy a pre-made camera after seeing the beautiful examples on the resource > page. I use mostly all-manual cameras, so getting into pinhole feels pretty > natural. I hate the way modern electronics can get in the way of the image > making process. > > Are there any practical reasons to shoot at 4x5 rather than 8x10? I suppose > it would be easy enough to do both, but I'm wondering about people's > preferences for architectural and portrait work. The multi-format Zero2000 > looks like a good starter as well given the choice of formats for standard > roll film. > > I must say I am blown away by the quality and creativeness of the images I > have seen on the April 28 pinhole day gallery -- really inspiring! One of > the best photographic events I've ever seen -- simple and powerful. > > Anyway, I'm here to learn and am glad to participate. > > R.J. > > > >
