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Re: [OM] OM Pin-hole photography problem - help!

Subject: Re: [OM] OM Pin-hole photography problem - help!
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:07:53 +1300
Hi John, you wrote

> In the 80's, Model Railroader published a good article on pinhole
> photography.  This involved mounting a tiny disc of shim brass (with pinhole
> drilled in center) inside your lens, directly in front of the actual diaphragm
> blades.  Disc is suspended on 3 tiny legs, epoxied to the diaphragm plate.
> 
> Wide open, the lens could "see" around the pinhole allowing you to do your
> composing.
> 
> Shooting at f16, all light for the exposure would depend on what came
> through the pinhole.  Add OTF flash control (like 1 or 2-T32s up close) and
> it's pretty nifty.  Here are 2 B&W samples of my results:
> 
> www.zuiko.com/pinhole_1.htm  pic is about 115K
> www.zuiko.com/pinhole_2.htm  pic is about 66K
> - ----------------------------------------------------
> John Hermanson  www.zuiko.com

I should have added, and do so now, that these are indeed great shots.

And the DOF is marvellous; any loss of sharpness that might be due to edge 
diffraction as many articles about small apertures will say, doesn't show with 
these two.

Brian

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