Re: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread Richard M Koolish
Another suggestion. Find an old Brownie box camera that takes 120 film and that has time exposure capability. They should be $5.00 or so. It is easy to take the lens out and put in a pinhole. Then you will have 6x9 cm images instead of 35mm and can still get commercial processing. I mostly do

Re: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread Pettit, Ronnie (RBI-US RCD)
Thanks for the input on transparency film...I have used Velvia 120 in the past with a good light meter and had wonderful results with lenses...My hope is that the slide film will give me a better or truer read on my exposures...I currently use 100 or 200 asa color or the Kodak C41 process BW film

[pinhole-discussion] no subject

2002-11-07 Thread Steve Komp
Andrew - A few years ago I bought a box of Europe's Finest single weight paper from Freestyle Photographic in California. I've used that for paper negatives on quite a few occasions and I found it worked very well. I know Freestyle doesn't sell it anymore, but I haven't looked elsewhere. If you

RE: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread Andy Schmitt
The only problem with transparency film is it has much less latitude, less tolerance for variation in exposure. andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of Pettit, Ronnie (RBI-US RCD) Sent: Thursday,

Re: [pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread D. Hill
Hi Ronnie, welcome to the list. In my work with pinhole and zoneplate bodycaps I use any slide film which is of high contrast due to the low-contrast nature of pinhole. My latest ventures are with Velvia, a nice contrasty slide film. If you have good friends in a developing lab, or if you

[pinhole-discussion] new member

2002-11-07 Thread Pettit, Ronnie (RBI-US RCD)
I have been a lurker on this list for a few months and have enjoyed the vast amount of knowledge I have been able to glean from cyberspace. I have been a fan of pinhole photography since my college days where I studied under Wiley Sanderson, Mary Ruth Moore and Dr Robert Nix at the University of

RE: [pinhole-discussion] Silver prints from digital files?

2002-11-07 Thread António Vieira
Fuji Frontier used normally in minilabs prints digital into Fujicolor (usually Fuji Crystal) paper. I don't know the technical details. Regards António Vieira http://www.livinginabox.net -Original Message- From: Nick Dvoracek [mailto:dvora...@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu] Sent: Segunda-feira,