Mike: I'd like to see how to convert a pack film camera to a pinhole camera. Please write it up.
Thanks. -mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Vande Bunt" <mike.vandeb...@mixcom.com> To: <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:14 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Camera > I finally had a chance to look at Edward Levinson's report on > the Polaroid Pinhole Camera that is available in Japan. (The > report is on http://www.???????/ for those that > have yet to see it.) > > This clears up some confusion (in my mind at least...) regarding > the film used. Here in the US the Polaroid integral film formerly > called "One-Step" has been relabeled "Polaroid 600". Since > Polaroid has not produced any new cameras since the 80's that > do not use integral film, I expected that this was the film used. > It turns out to be 600 Series PACK FILM, which is another > matter entirely. (Pack film is the 3.25 x 4.25 inch format peel > apart film most of us are familliar with fron the 1960's and 70's. > I just never call it "600 film", rather I call it "pack film" or 669, > or 667, or 665. A better name would be "660 series" since > all the stock numbers begin with 66.) > > $99.95 is a lot to pay for a camera of this type. As a collectors > item it is interesting, but one can make their own version of this > camera for next to no cost. Cameras that use pack film are > widely available at yard sales and resale shops for very little > cost, often less than $10.00 in good condition. I used a camera > of this type for my Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day photo. > > I have used the Type 665 Pos/Neg material and can confirm > that it does indeed produce a useable negative. My experience > has been that one must overexpose the print to get a good > negative, but if you have a good negative you don't really need > that original print. > > If there is interest on the list, I can write up some brief instructions > > on how to (and how easy it is to) convert a Polaroid pack film > camera to pinhole / zoneplate. (Type 667 is the ISO 3000 > speed B&W material that I use for hand held zone plate shots, > auto-exposure meetered by the camera's original shutter.) > > Mike Vande Bunt > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ >
