Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-26 Thread Mike Vande Bunt
Renner's Pinhole Photography book talks about using Cibachrome / Ilfochrome (color reversal paper). There is also some mention of using filtration to correct for color shift due to reciprocity failure. I think that the first edition of the book may have had more info on this than the second editio

Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-25 Thread Dibassin
I have fallen in love with color pinhole/zone and I have been using 120 color film in the Zero 2000. I was wondering if one could use color paper in a "oatmeal" box camera as one uses black and white paper. If so, does anyone have recommendations for kind of papers, a base line exposure guide (

Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-25 Thread Sarah O
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I recently found a wonderful hardware store, so I'll take the thing with me there and get some advice on adding a switch. The timer is also a great suggestion. I'll pick up one of those, too! Thanks again! -Sarah _

Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-25 Thread Mike Vande Bunt
It sounds as if the switch that operates the printing light is stuck in the ON position. If you're comfortable with taking the contact printer apart, it may be possible to get the switch unstuck so that it works as expected. (I have never seen a contact printer that was designed to stay on continu

Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-24 Thread Doug Wilcox
DYNO TEES T-Shirt Shop Martinsville, Virginia - Original Message - From: "G.Penate" To: Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers > Sarah, > I believe the Airequipt Jr has a cover interlock switch, may be > your u

Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-24 Thread G.Penate
Sarah, I believe the Airequipt Jr has a cover interlock switch, may be your unit has a defective switch that is "on" for white light all the time. A handy person may find a way to replace the switch, or perhaps even fix the switch. Answering your question, any "in line" switch, like th

Re: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-24 Thread Doug Wilcox
- Original Message - From: "Sarah O" To: Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 12:29 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] contact printers > Hello- > > I just joined this group as I am hoping to take up my > pinhole photography again. I am curious about contact > printer

[pinhole-discussion] contact printers

2001-05-24 Thread Sarah O
Hello- I just joined this group as I am hoping to take up my pinhole photography again. I am curious about contact printers and I haven't seen much discussion about them here. I use 4x5 paper negs and in the past printed with a contact printer. I just got a used one on Ebay, an Airequipt Junior. I