Aaron, I would love it if you could send me one to see. Can I send you my address via personal e-mail? Thanks, Heather
----- Original Message ----- From: aaron Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 6:24 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Re: mini-pin + photo flo sub i too have heard that you can use dishwashing detergent in lieu of photo-flo, but i've never tried it. > Can you share how you made these mini-pin cameras? I am new to pinhole an= > d these sound really cool. I would love to try. > the mini-pin cameras are just 35mm film cannisters. i used a hole punch to make a large hole mid-way up one side. a pinhole poked into a piece of an aluminum baking sheet was taped to the inside of the cannister in the same place. the paper negs are 3 1/4 inches by 1 5/8 or so, and the exposure times have been about 3 seconds in bright daylight. i use a piece of black electrician's tape as the shutter. it's useful to build about ten of them to take out shooting at once, as you only get one shot per. they're pretty small so it's not so akward to carry that many around. don't use film cannisters from ilford films, as the tops (the bright blue, orange and grey) are not light proof. the image is a negative, so you'll have to make a contact print. i've tried enlarging them with a 35mm holder, and it works fine too, but you get a bit of paper texture, and the exposure times are LONG. you could use film in them too, but i haven't worked that way, as the prospect of processing lots of little clips of film seems rather daunting... if you send me your address, i'll send you a few as long as you share the results... but it's super easy to build your own. /aaron _______________________________________________ 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/
