On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 10/2/01 5:47:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >What is ABS plastic?
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene it is the stuff usually used to make black plastic sewer pipe as opposed to the translucent white Poly-Vinyl-Chloride (PVC) water pipe. > >Can I use that to build a lightweight super-large > >format pinhole camera? I don't see why not. You'd probably want to cut and glue sheets of the material. Best bet is to call a local plastic supply company and see what they have to offer. There are a LOT of options when it comes to plastics. > ABS is the same plastic used in motorcycle helmets. It requires complex and > expensive molds to formand is not practical for a one off camera. That is only true if you figure that you must work with injection molded material. You can always work with sheets of plastic much the same as you would a piece of wood. > I use a Walker Titan 4x5 camera that is made of ABS and love it. I > don't have to worry about rain or snow and can shoot when many other > (probably smarter) people have gone indoors. Look at <A > HREF="http://www.walkercameras.com/index.htm";>Walker Cameras</A> for > more information. Yes, the Walker camera sounds pretty cool! View Camera magazine had a good review of this camera some time back. - Wayde ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
