Re: [pinhole-discussion] Wroldwide Pinhole Photography Day Logo Poll

2001-03-12 Thread Guy Glorieux
Very good point, Michael! In fact, unless we find a generous donator, we can be sure that a lot of the paper printed material that will be circulated or posted will be black and white! Of course, we can all use our inkjet printer to print the color Logo on nice paper and then make copies of the

[pinhole-discussion] Re: New Camera Design

2001-03-12 Thread NORLINK
There was a question about the value of having a ground glass on a PH/ZP camera I found this information on the Photo Technical Group site. There are PDF's for the camera and an exposure calculator. Ground Glass Back: Due to the small size of the pinhole and zone plate apertures, using the

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Wroldwide Pinhole Photography Day Logo Poll

2001-03-12 Thread George L Smyth
--- Simon Cygielski si...@wbj.pl wrote: I just voted in the survey, but I want to take the opportunity to lobby for the design with the pinhole photographer on top of the world. That really makes a statement, doesn't it? Yeah, that's he's got a pinhole for a belly button. g Sorry, just

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Wroldwide Pinhole Photography Day Logo Poll

2001-03-12 Thread Simon Cygielski
I just voted in the survey, but I want to take the opportunity to lobby for the design with the pinhole photographer on top of the world. That really makes a statement, doesn't it? Seriously, though, it's my favorite because it says world AND pinhole photography without looking corporate. I love

[pinhole-discussion] Wroldwide Pinhole Photography Day Logo Poll

2001-03-12 Thread James Kellar
At this time I want to annouce to the Disscussion Group that we now have a poll for you to Vote on which logo you would like to see for the WPPD. A couple things you might want to consider before you vote. The logo will be used with and with out the text that goes along with it. Not all the logos

Re: WPPD PR German Translation was Re: [pinhole-discussion] PRESS RELEASE! Worlwide Pinhole Photography Day

2001-03-12 Thread B2MYOUNG
Do we need someone for Dutch translation? If so, I'll ask my son. He lived in Amsterdam for quite a long time. Best to all, leezy

WPPD PR German Translation was Re: [pinhole-discussion] PRESS RELEASE! Worlwide Pinhole Photography Day

2001-03-12 Thread Jean Daubas
Hello Dieter, Thanks for working on the German translation of PR. you wrote : I am working on the German version already. Are we going to have the translations on the web site, too, or are they just for distribution? If so, to whom shall I mail it? The translations will be used in 2

[pinhole-discussion] Progress report on WPPD

2001-03-12 Thread Gregg Kemp
Hi all, I wanted to update everyone on where things are regarding the 1st worldewide pinhole photography day (WPPD). 1) The official press release has been finalized. A lot of work has gone into crafting this statement. It was drafted by several people on the organizing team working

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!

2001-03-12 Thread James Kellar
on 3/12/01 6:45 AM, Guy Glorieux at guy.glori...@sympatico.ca wrote: Colin, just a word to say that your input was tremendously appreciated! I whole heartily agree. James

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!

2001-03-12 Thread Guy Glorieux
Simon Cygielski wrote: This may be too late, as I didn't have a chance to read my mail since Thursday, but I think that Colin's edit of the press release reads better than the one posted on pinholeday.org. Simon Hi Simon! Thanks for your comment. The Press Release, like any other document

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WWPPD Press Release - Last call for comments!

2001-03-12 Thread Simon Cygielski
This may be too late, as I didn't have a chance to read my mail since Thursday, but I think that Colin's edit of the press release reads better than the one posted on pinholeday.org. Simon

Re: [pinhole-discussion] using digital camera

2001-03-12 Thread Pam Niedermayer
I think this is evidenced in scanning using CCD's, too. As nearly as I can tell, CMOS somehow avoids this problem. Pam echinis...@gmx.de wrote: Why do you suppose that is? Pam Michael Keller wrote: ...With digital, long exposures can lead to increased noise in the shadows.

[pinhole-discussion] Zone Plate design

2001-03-12 Thread Eric Kees
I've read a number of papers explaining the physics of a Zone Plate. However, I haven't seen anything that deals with the number of Zones that comprise the Zone Plate. Is there an optimum number of zones? Does it change with the focal length? What is the effect on resolution depth of field?

Re: [pinhole-discussion] using digital camera

2001-03-12 Thread echiniscus
Why do you suppose that is? Pam Michael Keller wrote: I've used a zone plate on a Nikon D1. Not real thrilled with my results, but I think it's just me. With digital, long exposures can lead to increased noise in the shadows. The CCD chips tend to give a signal not only when

Re: [pinhole-discussion] New Camera Design

2001-03-12 Thread John Yeo
It says extreme depth of field... and I would think that f/256 with a 2 focal length would be pretty extreme depth of field. I remember seeing this camera once before... maybe somebody posted it to the list? I'm curious if anybody has one. It seems like a lot of money for something that can be