Re: [pinhole-discussion] tripod attachment
I have used the T-nuts for several pinhole cameras. I install them with the T part toward the camera by drilling partway into the wood with a 13/16 Forstner bit and finishing the hole with a 5/16 drill. That way the tripod screw pulls the T-nut tighter into the wood. If you are worried about it rotating just add a drop of epoxy glue to it when you install the T-nut. I have attached the block of wood to a plastic Polaroid camera with silicone rubber and have had good luck with that. Jim Stewart
[pinhole-discussion] Tests in different film formats
Hi, A questions for those of you who test films. Speaking of the same film, if I make a test (exposure or development, or whatever), say, in a 120 roll of brand X, are the results still valid for the same film in different formats (35mm, 4x5 sheets, etc.)? Many thanks. Marcelo Marcelo Mammana __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
[pinhole-discussion] MF pinhole
I am not sure if I am going to or not, but I just got an Agfa folding camera - mine is 6x9 but there are plenty of 6x6's. Many have seized-up focusing lenses. Mine has a messed up shutter. The lens came off fairly easily, after some research (you just need to know who to ask). I may convert it to PH, but haven't given up on the lens yet. Murray
[pinhole-discussion] tripod attachment
T-nuts work okay for a while, but they can work loose over time. Another way is to use a threaded nut. It looks similar to a t-nut, but doesn't have the flange and the exterior surface is threaded with real aggressive wood threads. They come in various sizes, but for the 1/4-20 interior thread that matches tripod threads, I drill a slightly less (maybe 2, or 3/64ths of an inch less) than 3/8 and thread the nut into the wood. They sell them at virtually any lumber yard or hardware store. They are real common in brass or steel. The steel are harder, so they are easier to thread into a tight hole without braking, but the brass is softer than the threads on most tripods, so if someone cross threads it, the one in the camera will get damaged before the one on the tripod. Jim Roy, Washington
[pinhole-discussion] Tripod attachment
Looks like my method is practically identical to John Moore's, but since I already put the page together, it's at http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/tripod/tripodmount.htm Nick On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:56 AM, Nick Dvoracek wrote: Never used the polaroid kit, but I use my foamcore cameras on a tripod. I put a 1/4 x 20 T-nut through a scrap of wood and attach that to the tripod, and then attach the camera to that with several rubber bands. Taken pictures in some pretty strong winds this way. I'll try to put some pictures on my web page later today. Nick On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:45 AM, Matti Koskinen wrote: hi all, today I received my Polaroid pinhole kit and sort of managed to put it together. The tripod mount sucks, first of all in the package was so little bit of sponge tape that it never held the camera, I bought some more, but still the tripod mount is unusable. Here's so windy that the camera moves so much, that the pictures I finally got, are all too bad. I'd like to know how others have got the tripod mount rigid? Nick Dvoracek dvora...@uwosh.edu Director of Media Services Voice: 920-424-7363 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Fax: 920-424-7324 http://idea.uwosh.edu/media_services/home.html http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/handouts.htm
RE: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kit
To all your questions: 1) The tripod mound REALLY sucks. I wrapped black electrical tape around the camera and around the mount. It's now solid enough that I can do horizontal or vertical images. It's ugly, but hey, it's a cardboard box to begin with. 2) Fuji's FP100 will work in it, I've shot it. It won't solve the film loading error problem, that's just a matter of getting used to the weirdness (or should I say unique features) of Polaroid film. Learning to pull the film out in a way that doesn't give you a white triangle of blank at the corner of the image is another skill that you will find yourself striving to master. It's fussy, no matter what kind of film you use. 3) I wish I understood why they package 669 with the camera when it's the worst film for reciprocity failure. The 689 film is fantastic and I strongly recommend using it - the increased color saturation helps a lot, and reciprocity failure doesnt really start to show up until you get into the 30 second exposure range - I've gotten good color up to 15 second exposures. Take your 669 images into photoshop and use the eyedropper tool in levels - you'll yield a very quaint 1950's Kodak color film look. Some of the newer Kodak color films have a lot less reciprocity failure, they say. I've used black and white, even the 3000 speed stuff indoors and in dark blizzard conditions. Any Polaroid film will work. In my opinion 669 is the worst possible choice, reciprocity failure sets in around 1/10 of a second. And finally, developing time is very sensitive to temperature. _ ___ Ed Nazarko -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion- admin@p at ???] On Behalf Of Matti Koskinen Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:45 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kit hi all, today I received my Polaroid pinhole kit and sort of managed to put it together. The tripod mount sucks, first of all in the package was so little bit of sponge tape that it never held the camera, I bought some more, but still the tripod mount is unusable. Here's so windy that the camera moves so much, that the pictures I finally got, are all too bad. I'd like to know how others have got the tripod mount rigid? Another problem was loading the film. I have never loaded earlier 669 type film and so I ruined four first photos. Luckily with the kit came another film pack, yesterday I tried to locate Polaroid pack film here in my home town, but it seems no shop has it for sale, only for their own passport cameras. Does the kit's holder accept Fuji FP-100 film? Then after getting the film loaded correctly, the photos are very bluish. They look otherwise ok (exposure) but colors are badly off. Polaroid says long exposures may cause this, but mine were about 5 secs all and development 1 minute. All information urgently needed. TIA -matti
[pinhole-discussion] Tripod attachment
Never used the polaroid kit, but I use my foamcore cameras on a tripod. I put a 1/4 x 20 T-nut through a scrap of wood and attach that to the tripod, and then attach the camera to that with several rubber bands. Taken pictures in some pretty strong winds this way. I'll try to put some pictures on my web page later today. Nick On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:45 AM, Matti Koskinen wrote: hi all, today I received my Polaroid pinhole kit and sort of managed to put it together. The tripod mount sucks, first of all in the package was so little bit of sponge tape that it never held the camera, I bought some more, but still the tripod mount is unusable. Here's so windy that the camera moves so much, that the pictures I finally got, are all too bad. I'd like to know how others have got the tripod mount rigid? -- Nick Dvoracek dvora...@uwosh.edu Director of Media Services Voice: 920-424-7363 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Fax: 920-424-7324 http://idea.uwosh.edu/media_services/home.html http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/handouts.htm
[pinhole-discussion] Brass Shim Replies
Everyone, Thanks for your responses to my inquiry re: brass shim stock. Mike Atwell Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney SLR soft focus; Polaroid film with minimal reciprocity failure
Ed, I have been making all my pinholes out of 'rosco cinefoil' - a black aluminum foil for light masking purposes. Just make the hole with a very small needle. You might try that as a 'quick dirty' way to experiment before buying ready-made pinholes. If you want to send me your mailing address, I will gladly send you a piece of foil big enough for a whole bunch of pinholes. I have a Finney cap for Nikon, and I found it to be much softer than is usable, tried it on two different Nikon bodies _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
RE: [pinhole-discussion] Brass shim stock
try your local hobby store. (if one still exists there) Model builders use it along with all sorts of weird brass plastic stocks. andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of John Moore Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:24 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] Brass shim stock McMaster-Carr! (http://www.mcmaster.com/) Search for part number 9504K11 under Find Products (top left corner). 6 x 60 is $4.22... you can make a whole lotta pinholes with this! John Moore Ramona, CA --- On Tue 05/06, Chrome Dome crd...@lycos.com wrote: Where do you find 0.001 brass shim stock? ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Introducing My Way - http://www.myway.com ___ 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/
[pinhole-discussion] Brass shim stock
If you know an auto mechanic, they are apt to have a chunk of brass shim stock in their tool box. If all else fails, walk into any machine shop and ask, they are sure to cut you off a chunk. The chunk I have is about 3 (I think that might be 75 some kind of meters for you metric nuts) that I peel paper thin layers off of to make lenses as needed. I must have made a couple dozen lenses off that little square and can't imagine ever using it all...well, maybe if I got one of those WPPD hats and made it into a multiple lensed camera by utilizing the air holes...yeah, I could line the inside of the hat with a black garbage bag...wait...I think that's another thread... Man, oh, man, some of those pictures people are posting are fabulous. You get a load of that one I Love My Husband? I think it's on page 24 maybe? Beautiful. Jim Roy, Washington
Re: [pinhole-discussion] medium format pinhole
CRABBE Heidi S wrote: Hello, Can anyone recommend a medium format camera (6x6) that's simple to convert to pinhole? A Mamiya TLR with interchangable lens capabilities can be pinholed by making a pinhole lens board. Additional benefit is you can use it as a lens camera also, intermixing pinhole with non-pinhole on the same roll. Mine is a C220 and sweet to use. This is 6x6. A medium format body cap from Pinhole Resources can convert some models, such as a Mamiya 645 or Hassy to pinhole, again selectively can be intermixed with normal lens images. See http://www.pinholeresource.com/products.html#bodycap Not the cheapest, but quite simple conversions. Rick Holmes
