If you use only one slit, the image is very diffused and will be greatly stretched in the same direction as the slit, it is actually a great process. However, if you use 2 slits perpendicular to each other, one in front of the other and offset by a short distance (say the depth of a washer), you will have a sharper image and it will be less distorted, but still stretched in the direction of the slit closest to the film. Try it out, you might be surprised at the amazing images you create.
don I like the idea of using a 35 mm film cassette! My first thought was to cut film strips and just shove them into the tin. Then use the tin as a processing tray... Or cut the strip a little long, and spring it into place. That way, you get a curved film plane, and it holds itself in place in the bargain. On Pinhole day I took a picture of some sort of metal vapor lamp. Got the B&W film back from the lab, and saw a ragged lamp image. Lots of spikes. Except the spikes had dark bands in them. Is it possible that I got a crude bright line spectrum of the lamp? Sort of makes me want to try chasing the spectrum by rigging a tiny slit, instead of a pinhole, and reshoot the picture! Any idea what an image from a slit looks like? Cheers Mike -- "Gravity is a harsh mistress" The Tick- 1996 Mike Beacom _______________________________________________ Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???????/discussion/ --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness
