[pinhole-discussion] Enlarging

2001-08-17 Thread Christian Harkness
Murray, I have enlarged 35mm pinhole images [used a body cap and home-made pinhole] to mural size, about four feet by seven feet, with no problem. Of course it does depend on the subject matter, and your vision of the image. chris --- http://ChristianHarkness.tripod.com Join 18 million Eudor

Re: [pinhole-discussion] questions & comments

2001-08-17 Thread Guillermo
- Original Message - From: "Gordon J. Holtslander" > You are more or less correct, as you enlarge your image from a pinhole > negative on 35 mm film you will be making the limited resolution of the > image more apparent. > > If you want a really sharp 8x10 pinhole images the best way to p

Re: [pinhole-discussion] questions & comments

2001-08-17 Thread Gordon J. Holtslander
Hi: I _think_ this is what happens - knowledgeable people feel free to correct me. There are two things that limit the pinhole resolution: I believe a pinhole image's - the negative - limit of resolution is the size of the pinhole - The finest detail the image can create is the same as the diame

Re: [pinhole-discussion] questions & comments

2001-08-17 Thread William Erickson
My standard, sincere, reply to questions about '"will it work?" is "try it'. Pinhole is not primarily about sharp anyway, depth of field issues aside. You may especially like soft, glowing color pinhole images. . - Original Message - From: mvdtempor...@aol.com To: pinhole-discussi

Re: [pinhole-discussion] questions & commentsPop corn

2001-08-17 Thread JMeyerhofe
Hi, I have a question on the pop corn tin. Is it rectangular or round? Why did you not just poke a hole in the pop corn tin> Thanks for the info.It seems so simplified. John

RE: [pinhole-discussion] questions & comments

2001-08-17 Thread Chuck Flagg
Murray wrote >>> BUT, people are telling me I will probably be disappointed by anything larger than 5 x 7 or so from my 35 mm pinhole negatives because they say pinhole images are "not very sharp". <<< Murry, My favorite pinhole camera is a large popcorn tin. It uses 11x14 photo