Re: [pinhole-discussion] used enlargers

2002-05-22 Thread D Hill
I'll second Len's advice on a used D2 - they may be a bit more expensive than other used enlargers but it quite possibly is the last enlarger you will ever buy. Don Leonard Peterson wrote: Shannon Stoney wrote: I am looking for a used enlarger. I looked on ebay and the good ones are going f

[pinhole-discussion] painting cookie tin cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Shannon Stoney
I just developed a negative that I made in a cookie tin camera yesterday. It looks sort of flat; that is , there are no good darks I suspect, just looking at the negative. It looks like it might be fogged all over sort of evenly. I wonder if that might be because the inside of the tin is still a

[pinhole-discussion] used enlargers

2002-05-22 Thread Leonard Peterson
Shannon Stoney wrote: I am looking for a used enlarger. I looked on ebay and the good ones are going for around $400-$500. I wonder if anybody on this list has a favorite place to buy used reconditioned enlargers? Reply: I've been using an Omega D2 for years with a Zone VI cold light and it'

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread George L Smyth
When I made my film cannister camera, I made a separate pinhole from aluminum pie pan stock and affixed it to the inside of the cannister. I don't think that it will work too well to just poke a hole in the plastic (well, for some, this may be what they are looking for, but it just isn't my style)

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Shannon Stoney
> > What size negatives do you want to do and where are you located? > andy > I was using the film cannisters to make 35mm negatives, but usually I make 4x5 negatives with a regular view camera. Yesterday I made a 4x5 negative with a cookie tin pinhole camera, but I haven't developed it yet. I a

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Ingo Guenther
Yes, the thickness of the plastic makes the image much smaller. regards, ingo - Original Message - From: "Shannon Stoney" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras > Hi, > it´'s normal if the pinhole is direkt in the plastic of th

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Scott Sellers
On Wednesday, May 22, 2002, Shannon Stoney wrote: [...] > OK. I did this when I made a pinhole camera out of a cookie tin. But why > does it make a difference if the hole is made out of thin metal? Does the > thickness of the plastic make the image smaller? Yes. It's like looking through a s

RE: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Andy Schmitt
What size negatives do you want to do and where are you located? andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of Shannon Stoney Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:36 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject:

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread soeren
Shannon Stoney wrote: > >> Hi, >> it´'s normal if the pinhole is direkt in the plastic of the can. Try a >> greater opening -like your penny- in the film-cannister and put the pinhole >> (from soda-can or each other thin material)in the middle of this greater >> hole. >> This will work great. > >O

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Shannon Stoney
> Hi, > it´'s normal if the pinhole is direkt in the plastic of the can. Try a > greater opening -like your penny- in the film-cannister and put the pinhole > (from soda-can or each other thin material)in the middle of this greater > hole. > This will work great. OK. I did this when I made a pinho

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Shannon Stoney
> > --- Shannon Stoney wrote: >> How big is the image supposed to be with the film canister cameras? I made >> an exposure today and it's about the size of a penny. Is that normal? > > Well, it will be the size of your film cannister. Of course, you can enlarge > it instead of contact printing

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread Ingo Guenther
Hi, it´'s normal if the pinhole is direkt in the plastic of the can. Try a greater opening -like your penny- in the film-cannister and put the pinhole (from soda-can or each other thin material)in the middle of this greater hole. This will work great. regards, ingo - Original Message - From

Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

2002-05-22 Thread George L Smyth
--- Shannon Stoney wrote: > How big is the image supposed to be with the film canister cameras? I made > an exposure today and it's about the size of a penny. Is that normal? Well, it will be the size of your film cannister. Of course, you can enlarge it instead of contact printing it, so you