Re: [pinhole-discussion] New Member--introduction

2003-10-21 Thread Philip willarney
Pinhole's fun -- it can make you slow down and think about things, and it can at the same time loosen you up a lot and see what happens. Have at it, eh? -- pw --- Melissa absolutelynotdigi...@excite.com wrote: ..snip.. much a newbie when it comes to pinhole work, having just made my first

Re: [pinhole-discussion] New Member--introduction

2003-10-20 Thread Wolfgang Thoma
Melissa wrote: Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Mel and I have been involved in photography since i was very young, stealing my dad's old SLR to take pictures of everything. I am constanly looking for new creative outlets in the photographic field, which brought me to

Re: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread Richard M Koolish
Another suggestion. Find an old Brownie box camera that takes 120 film and that has time exposure capability. They should be $5.00 or so. It is easy to take the lens out and put in a pinhole. Then you will have 6x9 cm images instead of 35mm and can still get commercial processing. I mostly do

Re: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread Pettit, Ronnie (RBI-US RCD)
Thanks for the input on transparency film...I have used Velvia 120 in the past with a good light meter and had wonderful results with lenses...My hope is that the slide film will give me a better or truer read on my exposures...I currently use 100 or 200 asa color or the Kodak C41 process BW film

RE: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread Andy Schmitt
The only problem with transparency film is it has much less latitude, less tolerance for variation in exposure. andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of Pettit, Ronnie (RBI-US RCD) Sent: Thursday,

Re: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread D. Hill
Hi Ronnie, welcome to the list. In my work with pinhole and zoneplate bodycaps I use any slide film which is of high contrast due to the low-contrast nature of pinhole. My latest ventures are with Velvia, a nice contrasty slide film. If you have good friends in a developing lab, or if you

Re: [pinhole-discussion] New member comments for list message handling and a question

2001-07-12 Thread John Yeo
Good suggestions, I'm sure most people feel the same way. The html point has been brought up many many times, but few people ever seem to change it. (Almost) lastly, so my message has some pinhole-related content, I am reading pinhole theory and looking at different camera results in