Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

[OM] Re: Pinhole conversion

Subject: [OM] Re: Pinhole conversion
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 15:17:49 -0700
And for DIY:

http://www.pinholephotography.org/35mm%20A4.htm

and for weird examples:

http://www.pinholephotography.org/



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Aug 7, 2005, at 3:03 PM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 8/7/2005 10:25:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> adacey@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> thought  of drilling it but don't know if I'd
> have a small enough bit and has the  drawback of having a fairly thick
> piece of plastic so I'd need a wider  opening to avoid vignetting I
> imagine. The other thought would be to cut  out a larger hole and then
> attach a copper shim (which I do have). The  added bonus I see here is
> that I could use extension tubes and a different  shim to get  
> different
> focal lengths.
>
> Any thoughts or  recommendations?
>
>
>
>
>
> I am of the keep it simple school of though (except for the times  
> when I'm
> not) however on this one here are my thoughts:
>
> 1) Go to Calumet or some other supplier and buy a Finney pinhole  
> body cap
> with a laser cut hole.  It will cost you about 10 minutes and $30  
> or  so.
>
> 2) When you decide you want to use it with your e-1, just slap it  
> on the
> front of your four thirds adapter and get sfter it.
>
> 3) When you decide you want MF negatives, get either a Zero Image  
> pinhole
> camera or go to ebay and buy one of the Agfa Clacks that are being  
> converted by
> the pin hole shop in Germany.
>
> 4) When the bug has really bit you on the butt and you want 4X5  
> negatives,
> again Zero Image has the ticket.  For about $225 you can have their  
> very
> nicely built 4X5 with a variety of pinholes and zone plates.
>
> You will like the images.  Bill Barber
>
>
> ==============================================
> List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
> List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> ==============================================
>


==============================================
List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz