My interlibrary loan wizards have been busy and I've come up with more
articles referred to by D'Arcy Powers in "Advanced pinhole photography"
which I've put on-line at http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/pinholephoto.htm
The collection now includes
Pinhole (Lensless) Photography by Reverend J.B.Thomson (1901).
An issue of the The Photo-Miniature, a general photography magazine
published from 1899 to 1936. "Straightforward and plainly told"
explanation of pinhole photography, including how-to instructions and
even a section on stereo photography. 50 pages, 5.5. x 8.5 inches (PDF
- 2.6MB)
Advanced Pinhole Photography by H. D'Arcy Power (1905)
Another issue of The Photo-Miniature. He approaches pinhole photography
not as "an optical problem or scientific hobby", but from a "practical
standpoint" to "produce pictures with a serious purpose". 45 pages,
5.5. x 8 inches (PDF - 2.9MB)
Stenopaic or Pin-hole Photography by Frederick Wm.Mills and Archibald
C. Ponton (1895)
In addition to the advancement of the Greek term stenope for pin-hole,
according to D'Arcy Power it is "chiefly notable for its profusion of
algebraic calculations." Reviews lots of other work on optimum pinhole
size, angle of view and exposure. 28 pages, 5.5. x 8 inches (PDF - 1MB)
Photographie sans objectif. (1889)
This file was sent to me by Jean-Louis Thiry of Montauban, France. It
is a column from an 1889 French magazine called “La Nature” which dealt
with any kind of scientific matters. My French is "tres mal" almost to
the point of non-existence, but I can recognize that they're talking
about some familiar issues. I think it reviews the work of Captain
R.Colson who is refered to by all three of the above authors. The
example photograph is a stereo pair. 4 pages (PDF - 890K)
This is a little off topic, but I've been playing with Quicktime VR and
had fun doing a self portrait that can be seen at
http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/Nicks_office.mov (MOV - 664K). I fess up to
using lenses.
Nick
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