> On May 10, 2020, at 10:29 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> On May 9, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: >> >> A couple of pinhole photographs... >> >> Art Shop Mural :: https://flic.kr/p/2iZfsWw >> Mailbox 208 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iZh3No >> >> Both made in Japan Town, San Jose this week, using the SuperSense 6/66 >> Instant Pinhole Camera with Polaroid SX-70 B&W film, with the bellows set to >> position #2, the 0.12mm pinhole, for 4 seconds. >> >> They mark a particular moment for me: They are the last two exposures of the >> first pack of film I've put through this camera where *all* eight exposures >> were actually successfully, usefully exposed. :) The film has progressed in >> quality to where this is possible now … It wasn't possible four-five years >> ago when I bought the camera! > > The art shop mural turned out pretty nice. I am impressed at the money and > effort that you expended on reducing the inherent image quality of your > photographic system so that you could spend even more effort on regaining > some of that image quality. You’ve already eliminated the lens, and pretty > much found the lowest reliability photographic medium, about the only place > you can go from here is an etch-a-sketch taped onto the back of a camera > obscura. I’m looking forward to the results of your next venture.
Hmm. An Etch-A-Sketch would fit a 5x7 or 8x10 format camera… ]'-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
