Re: [pinhole-discussion] questions comments

2001-08-20 Thread George L Smyth
Murray writes: 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. Actually, what they are telling you is that THEY will be disappointed by anything larger than 5X7.

Re: [pinhole-discussion] questions comments

2001-08-20 Thread Richard M. Koolish
Murray writes: 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. Is this just anecdotal advice from people who simply poked a hole without consideration of all

Re: [pinhole-discussion] questions comments

2001-08-17 Thread Guillermo
- Original Message - From: Gordon J. Holtslander hol...@duke.usask.ca 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

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

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:

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 paper