Re: [pinhole-discussion] PINHOLE LIGHT REFLECTIONS

2002-03-26 Thread Eric S. Theise
Jeremy Siemens writes: > I've > heard of people using silver shim for their pinhole > material. Tarnished silver is black - and presubably > not very reflective. Reminds me of that page at http://www.p at ???/resources/makingholes.html that talks about using selenium toner to darken the s

[pinhole-discussion] PINHOLE LIGHT REFLECTIONS

2002-03-26 Thread Jeremy Siemens
Hi Philippe, Painting the inside of your camera black (or using black paper) will definitely reduce the amount of scattered light in your camera. You could avoid scattered light reflecting off the inside of your pinhole by using a non-reflective material. I've heard of people using silver shim f

[pinhole-discussion] PINHOLE LIGHT REFLECTIONS

2002-03-25 Thread Philippe Monnoyer
Hi All, I made my 24x30 cm pinhole camera with a pinhole of 0.35 mm pierced in a coke can foil. Amazing results, and these are my first attemps. The only remaining problem that I would like to solve is the following: When taking a picture against the sun, I have sharp reflections on the pinhole s