Hi Lukas,

There are a couple of methods I've used to hold the paper in place.  One that I 
use with paper negatives is to take a strip of high-quality masking tape about 
35 mm (1 1/2 inches) long roll it into a tube with the sticking part on the 
outside.  The tube will have a diameter of about 10mm.  Then put this between 
the back of the photo paper and the inside of the can.  This works good because 
there is no tape on any part of the image; masking tape is meant to be removed 
and good quality masking tape doesn't leave any glue residue; and the tube has 
a little give in it so you can remove it easier than double-stick tape.

Another thing I've done with small can cameras is glue a strip of mat board to 
the inside of the can on either side of where the paper should be.  This was 
with a cylinder camera using film for negatives and the force of the film 
wanting to make itself flat again held the film in place.  This should work 
with paper, too.

Tom
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Łukasz Kacperczyk 
  To: pinhole 
  Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 10:27 PM
  Subject: [pinhole-discussion] loading paper into a cancamera


  Hi there,
  I'm new here, so my question is quite basic, namely: how do you load (I mean 
position) paper into a can camera? Do you use a tape that has both sides 
adhesive, or a normal one-sided tape? How do you make the paper stick to the 
camera's wall? 
  Thanks in advance,
  Best regards,

  Łukasz

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