Hi Shannon, This is something I haven't tried before exactly, but my guess would be that it could cause stray light anomalies. One possibility: I have a number of flat-back cameras where I use a piece of black mat board with photo corners on it to hold sheet film in place. This hasn't caused any stray light problems. It is surprising how well the small, clear photo corners hold even 4x5 film in place. They do block a small amount of light in the corners, though, which is noticable on a full frame print. But this still might be a solution for you, too. If the mat board were cut the same size as the dust cover, the cams on the Leonardo might hold both the mat board and dust cover in place keeping the camera light tight. Alternatively, you could paint one side of the dust cover flat black before taping the film onto it.
Tom -----Original Message----- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??????? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???????]On Behalf Of Shannon Stoney Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 12:31 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Leonardo camera and taping film to back Hi, I am shooting 4x5 film in one of those Leonardo cameras that was made for 8x10 film. Therefore I am not using a film holder, but rather simply taping the film to the center of the wooden back that you usually remove in order to insert the film holder. Is there any problem with this method? The back is not flat black, but appears to be stained chip board. It's dark brown with little flecks in it. Will this cause any sort of weird reflection onto the film? --shannon _______________________________________________ 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/
