Mike,
I'm kind of crude in my approach some times but I have been having really good
luck with just gently punching my pinholes right through the tin can by tapping
studio pin into a 2X4 and using a refrigerator magnet[the free business card
size] as a shutter. I'm more of a stick a hole in it and
Thanks for the advice on cutting holes in tin cans. I wanted to share a can
idea I stumbled upon at Starbucks. I looked for those Republic of Tea
canisters that are good for 4x5 cylindrical setups. They were out of stock,
but had these "Mocha Roca" butterscotch tins that are the same height,
Thanks to all who replied to my post. I have attached
a shot showing one of the results. I did some testing
first but in keeping with the nature of pinhole
photography I relied heavily on serendipity. The shot
is of the band Ministry, although you would never know
it, The exposures were 15-30 secs
Let me add my thanks. The pinhole swap is the most fun I've had getting
the mail since I was at summer camp way too many years ago. Unlike
David, it hasn't made my wife more understanding of my sudden passion
for pinholes - she points out to me over and over, as I show her the
images I'm getting,
I used the fancy "buy it from Adorama" Finney pinhole lenscap on my old
F3, and on my F100. The sharpness of the images was really
disappointing.
I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with using it on a D100. The problem of
dust on the sensor is annoying enough without putting an open hole over
it.
Bob,
I think you'll find that using photo paper in full sunlight will yield very
contrasty negatives. For a better tonal rendition, use a yellow (K8) filter
when exposing the negative. Some people recommend moving the filter during the
exposure so that the pinhole camera will not focus the sp
--- Michael Heath wrote:
> I'm in the midst of making a camera out of a tea tin. Is there an easy way
> to punch a 1/2 inch hole in the tin where I can place the pinhole? Or do I
> have to break out the saw and cut an irregular shape? I was wondering if a
> heavy duty hole punch, or somethin
- Original Message -
From: "Guillermo"
BTW, you don't need a hole 1/2" in diameter, 1/8" to 3/16" is more than
enough. The smaller the hole the easier it is to drill it w/o tearing the
tin. A dremel drill with a conical bit (#125) is perfect to do this.
Guillermo
A 'step drill' works well in thin sheet metal. Much better than
a normal twist drill. Places like Home Depot have them.
There's a picture of one at:
http://www.widgetsupply.com/Power-Tool-Accessories/drill/step-drill-bits/BCZ24-2.jpg
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Heath"
> I'm in the midst of making a camera out of a tea tin. Is there an easy
way
> to punch a 1/2 inch hole in the tin where I can place the pinhole? Or do
I
> have to break out the saw and cut an irregular shape? I was wondering if
a
> heavy duty
I've found that step drill bits work the best for drilling a hole in a
tin. They don't tear the thin metal like a regular drill bit. I
haven't tried a hole punch.
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Heath"
To:
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Tin
I would like to echo David's statement. I can be too wordy at times but I am
again amazed by all of the fantastic images and talent in the swaps. I just
mailed mine yesterday morning--some day I will get organized! I got David's
photo yesterday!
Thank You all for the images I have received and t
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