Hello: I have been looking at pinhole pictures for the past two weeks and have been reading Eric Renner's outstanding book, Pinhole Photography, and as a result have resolved to explore pinhole and zone plate photography myself. I have so many questions, but today I have been thinking about what format to focus on. I have Crown Graphic 4x5, Mamiya Press 2x3 and Nikon 35mm cameras that are available for adaptation for zone plate and pinhole photography.
1) Aside the aesthetic attractiveness of creating pictures that are part investigation and part meditation, etc., what are the practical benefits of making zone plate and pinhole photographs with the medium and large format cameras listed above over the 35mm? 2) What are the pitfalls in using zone plate bodycap and pinhole bodycap apertures in small format cameras? And what are the workarounds and working methods for small format zone plate/pinhole photography? Thanks, Wayne
