[pinhole-discussion] Finney SLR soft focus; Polaroid film with minimal reciprocity failure

2003-05-01 Thread Ed Nazarko
I have a Finney cap for Nikon, and I found it to be much softer than is usable, tried it on two different Nikon bodies. My comparison is with a Polaroid pinhole kit that produces magnificently sharp images. I agree that sometimes you want different effects, but my main reason for buying the

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD2003

2003-05-01 Thread G.Penate
- Original Message - From: Wally Wolfgang Thoma-Schuermans th...@pandora.be Shelley, I think you didn't get Rosanne's earlier posting. This is a technical discussion and not a chat box. Sorry for being rude, I have been with this list since almost its inception, the above post does

Re: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD2003

2003-05-01 Thread Wally Wolfgang Thoma-Schuermans
Rauch, Shelley wrote: I echo this statement with wholehearted enthusiasm. Due to working on finals, up until the last minute, I wasn't able to participate this year. :( But I've so far enjoyed seeing what was done across the world- bravo! Shelley Shelley, I think you didn't get

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney Pinhole

2003-05-01 Thread PinholeRenner
I use a finney 4x5 camera which has pinhole zoneplate.you can go for optimum sharpness http://www1.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=681887 or all fuzzy http://www1.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=896589 by adjusting the focal length on the bellows.I think you may have the wrong size pinhole for

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney Pinhole

2003-05-01 Thread Jason Russell
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[pinhole-discussion] This is a Test

2003-05-01 Thread Tom Miller
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Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney Pinhole

2003-05-01 Thread Jason Russell
I was just expecting a sharper image than what I got. I figured the Finney body cap would be optimized for my camera since it was made for my camera. I love the results I got from my first roll, but I was expecting a sharper image. I already shoot with a Santa Barbara with a polaroid back. I

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney Pinhole

2003-05-01 Thread Jeff Dilcher
Who said the reason for pinhole was a fuzzy image? I use a Finney, and quite enjoy a relatively sharp image, in some instances. Great depth of field, which implies a degree of sharpness, is one reason many people like pinhole. That is like saying if you want a fuzzy image, forget pinhole, use

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney Pinhole

2003-05-01 Thread Guillermo
- Original Message - From: Christian Harkness christianharkn...@hotmail.com Well, no!!!??? You should not be getting a sharp image - isn't that one reason for using pinhole in the first place. If you want that with your 35mm camera, you best use a Nikon lens. Interesting, opinion.

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Finney Pinhole

2003-05-01 Thread Christian Harkness
Well, no!!!??? You should not be getting a sharp image - isn't that one reason for using pinhole in the first place. If you want that with your 35mm camera, you best use a Nikon lens. I bought a Finney Pinhole Body Cap for my Nikon F2 just to play around with. It's a very cool product.

RE: [pinhole-discussion] WPPD2003

2003-05-01 Thread Rauch, Shelley
I echo this statement with wholehearted enthusiasm. Due to working on finals, up until the last minute, I wasn't able to participate this year. :( But I've so far enjoyed seeing what was done across the world- bravo! Shelley -Original Message- From: ethereal art