These are the ones I used... http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/pii/1/5/4/0/A704 51_3.JPG
3 mil thick.. plus i didn't cut them at all so it was actually 6 mil (3 mil x the 2 "walls" of the bag) thick. seemed opaque to me but i don't remember how much I really scrutinized it since it was just for a camera obscura and not a darkroom. rob > From: "Andy Schmitt" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:50:24 -0500 > To: <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> > Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] focusing loupe and focusing cloth > > ah but is it really opaque? > The ones I tried weren't > andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??????? > [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???????]On Behalf Of R Duarte > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 10:40 AM > To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? > Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] focusing loupe and focusing cloth > > > The cheapest plastic I've found is the thickest contractor bags they have at > Home Depot (a hardware store franchise in the US). (contractor bags are > basically really thick trash bags). I used these bags and gaffer's tape to > block 3 windows in bright sunlight in my room to create a camera obscura and > it worked fine. I'm sure it's WAAAAY cheaper than any "darkroom" plastic or > drapes. > > rob > > > _______________________________________________ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ >
