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Re: How to Make Precision Pinholes (was: [OM] I like the Zuiko 4.0/200mm

Subject: Re: How to Make Precision Pinholes (was: [OM] I like the Zuiko 4.0/200mm)
From: "Tom Trottier" <infoanim@xxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 02:32:54 -0400
You got it right. Use a bellows as a zoom. 

Tom

--- Original Message ---
Date sent:              Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:46:26 -0500
From:                   Jay Maynard <jmaynard@xxxxxxxxx>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 1999 at 03:49:52PM -0400, Skip Williams wrote:
> > < Precision-made body caps, made from converted manufacturer's caps,
> > have a .259mm pinhole, approx. focal length of 50mm, approx. f/185 [...]
> 
> Okkay, I give up. How does one control the focal length and/or aperture of
> a pinhole? What does varying the pinhole's size _do_ in that regard? For
> that matter, isn't the focal length of a pinhole the distance from the
> pinhole itself to the film plane? ...so while the focal length of the OM
> pinhole would be about 50mm (register distance of the lens mount plus
> thickness of the front part of the cap, roughly), the focal length of the
> M645 pinhole would be substantially longer because of the greater register
> distance? Am I missing something simple here?
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