Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid for newbies?
Jeff: See the Polaroid site for information on pack film. - Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher r...@hiddenworld.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 1:54 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid for newbies? Does anyone know a good site for someone who knows nothing about Polaroid to learn? What film, what are the properties, caveats, etc? I usually use 4x5 BW, and understand that I can buy 4x5 Polaroid film and film holders to use in my large format camera. ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
[pinhole-discussion] Pinhole Construction ?
Ladies and gents: I have a series of laser drilled pinholes on a metal sheet that I purchased from pinhole resources. I'd like to use these on a press camera and have the convenience of easily changing the pinhole size. Does anyone know how I can create a light-tight turret to mount the pinholes on? Any other suggestions for accomplishing the same task? Thanks in advance. -Mark
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Camera
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 BW 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/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical Tape
Harry: Most companies do not want to hear about new product ideas that are unsolicited. Here's why. Companies often have the same ideas for new products that individuals do. If an unsolicited idea comes into a company and they are already working on the idea, it's may be difficult to prove to the external party that his/her idea was not stolen. So accepting external solicitations is a dangerous thing for most companies. -Mark - Original Message - From: figuref...@aol.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical Tape Here is an idea that i used on my mini-altoids tin camera(which i believe was the first ever altoids camera,btw) anyways, a 3/4 flat magnet that can be purchased really cheap, is the very best possible shutter..imho for any of you out there who are interested in an interesting story..i asked altoids if they had any interest in this altoids camera that i built,almost a year ago..i only asked if they had an interest because they promote themselves as very interested in the arts in general..they even promote some young artists from what i understand. Funny thing is ,they had zero interest in even hearing about the camera,let alone the number of people that might buy their mints to make cameras..just thought you all might get a little kick out of this little tid bit.. Harry www.figurefoto.com
