Re: [pinhole-discussion] viewfinder

2001-01-25 Thread G.Penate
- Original Message - From: Matti Koskinen mjkos...@sci.fi And what's the correct word in Spanish for pinhole photography?Need to explain what all the cans and boxes are in my closet to a Peruvian woman. You'd probably have to explain to her the fact that you are taking pictures through

Re: [pinhole-discussion] blow up camera

2001-01-25 Thread Kosinski Family
Andy's idea: I did just have a weird thought...If you could find lightweight, flexible opaque plastic perhaps you could make a blowup camera This is a cool (hot?) idea. They make big black bags for solar energy experiments that actually lift off the ground when they warm up. It would be great to

RE: [pinhole-discussion] 20x24 pinhole camera

2001-01-25 Thread Andy Schmitt
I had a 20x24 view camera for a while...mobility was impossible. I kept looking for an old ambulance gurney. I did just have a weird thought...If you could find lightweight, flexible opaque plastic perhaps you could make a blowup camera...a front, a back, a bag in the middle w/ a valve. You might

[pinhole-discussion] 20x24 pinhole camera

2001-01-25 Thread The Painted Horse
Hello all. I'm interested in building a 20x24 pinhole camera, preferably a take-down model. Has anyone out there tried to attempt this? I currently do all my pinhole work in 8x10 so I am well aware of the long exposures this may entail...which also makes it all the more enticing. My biggest

Re: [pinhole-discussion] viewfinder

2001-01-25 Thread Pam Niedermayer
Maybe camera obscura or a generic peliculas fotografia. Pam Matti Koskinen wrote: Primitive as it is, it is even better than a wire frame and peephole (know I know its name, thx Richard!) as there is no parallax error involved. Guillermo thanks Guillermo and Gregg. The lines have

Re: [pinhole-discussion] BW printing with color head: Contrast filtration figures

2001-01-25 Thread Richard Heather
A good time to learn to use split filtration. Use magenta to expose for high contrast (generally the time to get a deep black), then Yellow to soften the highlights and fill in midtones. Dodge and burn seperately. You will have much greater control of your print. Richard Heather Guy Glorieux

Re: [pinhole-discussion] viewfinder

2001-01-25 Thread Richard M. Koolish
I managed to build two rollfilm PH-cameras, but taking test rolls showed that a viewfinder could be more than handy. I'm thinking of a simple wire viewfinder but how to set it up? (angles etc.) Put a wire frame the size of the negative in the front of the camera and a peephole at the

[pinhole-discussion] viewfinder

2001-01-25 Thread Matti J Koskinen
hi all I managed to build two rollfilm PH-cameras, but taking test rolls showed that a viewfinder could be more than handy. I'm thinking of a simple wire viewfinder but how to set it up? (angles etc.) thanks -matti mjkos...@sci.fi