Authentic space. Interesting idea, and I like the
sound of the words, but I am having trouble
undertstanding exactly what we are talking about.
Spaces true to their historical context? Perhaps that
just means spaces that have failed to keep up with the
times. There is a barber shop near where I
Didn't mean to discourage pinhole at all, just wanted
you to be aware of the problems I had had. Give it a
try, by all means. Just be sure you have a cooperative
model or at least a comfortable one!
Colin
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Hi Catherine,
Thanks for saying you like my work, and I'm glad to
hear that looking at it was of help. Thought you and
anyone else interested might find it useful to know
that those three nudes (including the one you mention
specifically) were all done indoors usually with one
500 Watt light.
Hi Catherine,
I've done a fair amount of nude work with pinholes,
zone plates, and lenses. In fact, I began using zone
plates to deal with the biggest problem I was having
in this area--the long exposures were really hard on
the model (it didn't help much). This may be a problem
especially if
Apologies, that was dumb of me. The film is 8x10. I
think the list price is about $65.
Colin
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Hi list,
Finally about to get started building a new darkroom
and need to raise some cash. Thought someone here
might be interested. I have one 25-sheet box of Tri-X
film I'd like to sell. It's factory sealed and been
properly stored (expires December 2003). I'd like to
get $55 for it, buyer pays
I think the perhaps unusual thing about the OM-2 is
that it ALWAYS does the off-the-film thing, adjusting
exposure during the exposure if the light changes.
Colin
--- Derek Clarke dere...@cix.co.uk wrote:
Canon use off-the-film flash metering in TTL mode.
These days they offer
E-TTL which
Yes, I too was going to reply to the question about
the Canon A-1 with a word about the Olympus OM-2. I'm
glad someone mentioned this. I have a vague
recollection of when I bought my OM-2--the only SLR I
have ever owned--reading in the manual the section
that explained that the auto exposure meter
substitution for tmax
100 which was just reformulated (again). Not to
quote Darth here, but all you Kodak shooters should
come to the dark side.
Don
Colin Talcroft ctalcr...@yahoo.com wrote: Just
wondering, is Fuji Neopan Acros color or black
and white? I was a big fan of Neopan SS when I lived
Just wondering, is Fuji Neopan Acros color or black
and white? I was a big fan of Neopan SS when I lived
in Japan, a BW film, but never came across a film
called Neopan Acros.
Thanks
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I'd say much the same as Chuck. Do some experimenting
and it's remarkably easy to begin to get consistent
indoor exposures, especialy if you stick to the same
camera and film combination for a while. After a
while, you'll just know the light. Using a Zero 2000,
for example, and T-Max 100
Yes, this has been on my mind, too. I was thinking
maybe a Tupperware container of the right size?
My question to those of you who use Type 55 in the
field is this, How do you
keep the negative moist until you get home
Thanks
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Someone was wondering about disposal of chemicals, a
subject that has often bothered me. I did a little
research by calling photo suppliers and local poison
control people. There was surprisingly little
information, but the consensus seems to be that most
developers and stop baths are fairly
Hello everyone--Happy New Year
I was recently in Tokyo on a business trip and didn't
have many early appointments. Tending to want to sleep
in, I would leave the heavy hotel room curtains closed
at night so the early morning sun wouldn't wake me.
One morning I was delighted to wake up to see an
I, too, have at least as much experience with
printmaking as with photography. Numbering or not is
entirely a personal choice, it seems to me. What does
seem important is that you do it, if you choose to, in
a way that is consistent and one that simply and
honestly tells the consumer (and reminds
Slightly off-topic, but I was hoping someone might be
able to tell me if there ever was (or still is?) a
standard film size that was anywhere close to 6x8
inches? I was in Japan last week and found an ancient
fold-up wooden 8x10 view camera with perfect bellows,
but no lens or lens boards. I
Along the same lines, I just finished reading
Vermeer's Camera by Philip Steadman (Oxford U.
Press, 2001). This is an excellent discussion of the
topic, as it relates to Vermeer. Anyone on the list
interested in the camera obscura, optics, or art in
general would probably find it interesting. It
That was my instinct, Guillermo, and thanks for your
answer.
Funny thing is, I tried it yesterday at a minute and a
half--my rough calculation, which was close to your
suggested 84.5 seconds--and it completely overexposed
the film. It was all white (using Polaroid Type 55).
Then I tried it
--- Eric S. Theise mat...@cyberwerks.com wrote:
tricks...@aol.com writes:
I was wondering . Does anybody on this list NOT
use a changing bag?
Interesting. Just for the record, I have never owned a
changing back and never used one in my life.
Colin
Sorry, List
I got six copies of my own message to the list
yesterday from the list server--bizarre. Did that
happen to everyone? If so, I'm sorry. I sent it only
once. Am sending this as a test.
Colin
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Zernike,
I'm sure others will agree with me when I say that I'd
love to see some of the images you've created with
your odd zone plate shapes.
Also, just received my Zero Image 4x5 camera. Very
elegant camera that is fun and easy to use. Kudos
again to you Zernike. Just wish I had ordered the
Zernike,
I'm sure others will agree with me when I say that I'd
love to see some of the images you've created with
your odd zone plate shapes.
Also, just received my Zero Image 4x5 camera. Very
elegant camera that is fun and easy to use. Kudos
again to you Zernike. Just wish I had ordered the
Zernike,
I'm sure others will agree with me when I say that I'd
love to see some of the images you've created with
your odd zone plate shapes.
Also, just received my Zero Image 4x5 camera. Very
elegant camera that is fun and easy to use. Kudos
again to you Zernike.
Colin
Zernike,
I'm sure others will agree with me when I say that I'd
love to see some of the images you've created with
your odd zone plate shapes.
Also, just received my Zero Image 4x5 camera. Very
elegant camera that is fun and easy to use. Kudos
again to you Zernike.
Colin
Hi
Found an intriguing little camera today in an antique
shop made by Bear Camera Services. Looks like it might
be great to convert to pinhole, but it seems to take
size 116 film. The spool looks about the same size as
120, though. Does anyone know if 120 would work in a
camera designed for 116?
It's been a while since I've done this, so I'm a bit
uncertain, but for the sake of clarity, I was hoping
someone who uses the Type 55 regularly will chime
in--as far as I remember, you don't need to fix Type
55 negatives, you simply clear them with the sodium
sulfite or Permawash--or am I going
Some on the list may be interested to know about Keith
Howard's photoetching techniques--techniques he
developed precisely because he felt he was ruining his
health using conventional photoetching chemicals. I
have never tried what he recommends, but I have his
book on the subject.
Safe Photo
Could you tell us more about the Headlands Center?
Thanks
Colin
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Yes, water-based inks work, but in that case you have
to use a block made of something slightly absorbent
that will hold the ink. In Japan, cherry wood was
traditional (very expensive today), but any good wood
will do. Surely there are other things that would be
suitable, but metal plates (copper,
No (oddly, perhaps) it doesn't. The paper is used just
moist enough to soften the fibers. The pressure of the
press is more than enough to force the ink into the
paper despite the water.
Colin
I have a question. If Paper is dampened w/ water,
wouldn't that repel oil
based ink?
Thanks
With apologies to listmembers, as this is not pinhole,
the Japanese tool called a baren is traditionally a
coil of tightly braided or wound rice husks (looking
rather like a coiled trivet) covered in large bamboo
leaves with a handle on the back to form a flat,
smooth disc that can be grasped
Very interesting about the linoleum block and oven
cleaner idea. Thanks for passing it on. Would be
interested to hear more about the emulsions
described--what kind of tonal range is achievable?
Does it tend to be an all or nothing kind of
thing--stark black and white--or can you actually get
Ricardo asks about T-Max 100 reciprocity failure. I've
been doing my pinhole work exclusively (well, almost
exclusively) with this emusion for several years and
have found this general rule works very well:
Meter your intended subject as if at f2 for an ASA 100
film. Take the reading for f2. Add
I use the Polaroid 545 back with the Kodak Ready Loads
all the time with great success. They are very easy to
use. I don't know what range of films is available in
the Ready Load format, but I use the T-Max 100
version. They come in boxes of ten with two sheets in
each. You expose one side, remove
I think Leezy is right. The f=150 pinhole camera that
I use most gives a great exposure indoors at about
thirty minutes using film (ASA 100). In this camera
the film is only an inch from the pinhole. If your
Quaker Oats box (greater distance to the
pinhole=darker) can do the same using paper
In answer to your concave/convex question, Guillermo,
I was thinking of a half sphere sticking out away from
the film plane so that the zones at the edges were
closer to the film than the central clear area.
Colin
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Perhaps a silly,
just-woke-up-and-checked-my-mail-while-still-sleepy
kind of thought, but.
What would happen if you projected a zone plate
pattern of rings onto the surface of a largish half
sphere? Wouldn't that bring the outer rings closer to
the film plane? Would that help to compensate
I'll keep this short, as it is off-topic, but artist
David Hockney did a lot of work in the 80s (I think)
using color copiers and this is believed to be more or
less permanent. However, at the time it was already
clear that some copiers were much better than others
regarding permanency. An
Does anyone know names and model numbers of the
archival printers from Epson that Jeff mentions?
Thanks.
Colin
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After years of messing with sodium sulfite solutions
with the Polaroid positive/negative film, I am
delighted to hear that someone has a better idea, but
I have never heard of Permawash. What is it? Who makes
it? Is it readily available at photo supply stores, or
is it the kind of stuff that you
On light fall-off in pinhole cameras--
I've always thought (but never tried it) that you
ought to be able to make a density adjustment filter
for any pinhole camera by photographing a smooth
white, evenly-lit surface and then using the resultant
negative for subsequent shots inside the camera on
Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if we are supposed to offer feedback
about the pinhole day upload here on the list, but in
looking at the pages for viewing the submissions, a
couple of things came to mind.
1. Will there be an attempt to achieve some uniformity
in the size of the images? Obviously they
Tina,
Nice photos. I particularly like the chair. How have
you hand colored these?
Colin
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--- William Erickson erick...@ic.mankato.mn.us
wrote:
In addition to using the holders, you'll have to
devise a method for
securing them to your camera in a light tight
fashion. I build wooden boxes
and use a wood pressure plate sprung with the
springy things you get in
metal frame
Tina,
The file format shouldn't be a problem. Macs can
create and read both tiff and jpeg files, although i
do know that there is an IBM tiff and a Mac tiff
format. Nevertheless, as long as the person using the
files has access to reasonably good softare, they
should be convertible. The
Sorry, John. That should have read:
'That can feel invasive, so I'd also be sure your
model understands how pinhole cameras work and why
you're getting so close. Also, I found that I could
take a pinhole picture with one camera and continue to
shoot with a conventional camera, which is more
Hi John
I have done quite a bit of nude work both with pinhole
cameras and ordinary cameras. I have had success with
the pinhole cameras lighting the model with two pretty
standard studio bulbs, one 300W and another 500W I
cover them with a sheet of paper as a diffuser (be
sure to use the proper
Photography is a craft, the camera a photographer's
most important tool. Craftsman rightly have a deep
respect for their tools--love their tools even--, but
any craftsman should know that he will be judged by
the results of his labor, not by the tools he puts to
use.
Honor your gadgets (whether
Hi Gregg,
I see I have unintentionally angered Guy. I used his
source code to create a page of links on my site, but
only because he had said that the group could use the
code in promoting WPPD and it sounded to me from the
mail I read that he was making the code available. I
have apologized to
Hello list,
Finally getting settled in a new house to the extent
that all my cameras are out of boxes and I found all
my film too.
Was making some lemon juice and soda water early this
morning when the sun came streaming through the
kitchen window. Got out a camera and created a
photograph, if
Hello list,
Finally getting settled in a new house to the extent
that all my cameras are out of boxes and I found all
my film too.
Was making some lemon juice and soda water early this
morning when the sun came streaming through the
kitchen window. Got out a camera and created a
photograph, if
Hi all,
I apologize for editing, but having been an editor for
many years, it becomes instinctive
This is how I (humbly and with due respect for all who
have contributed) would write the proposed pinhole day
announcement.
**
World Pinhole photographers join
Sorry, forget one thing.
Microtek also told me that the black liners for lining
up negatives that come with the Scanmaker 4 are for
neatness only. They save you the trouble of rotating
negatives in photoshop if you get them crooked, but
they say they make no difference to the quality of the
Yes, it seems to me that given the creative bunch we
have here, a logo contest would be the way to go
I was just trying to improve on the design that
existed at the moment.
Colin
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Just a suggestion on the WPPD logo idea. I think the
pinhole kind of gets lost in the white space of the
clouds. I think the idea would be stronger if the
pinhole were set off from the clouds more clearly. I
have taken the liberty of doing so just to see how it
looks. You can see it
Just for clarification (I am the confused one), of
course by the 6x6 camera you mean the original one,
Joe. That is the one in my review. For some reason I
was stupidly thinking you were referring to the new
camera (must be tired). Sorry.
The one I will review sometime next week is the newest
In response to your question about the new 6X6 Zero
Image camera, Joe, you might start by looking at my
original review of the first Zero Image model, the
Zero 2000, which is in the list archives.
I just received my new one yesterday. I am putting it
through its paces and plan to write a full
--- Guy Glorieux guy.glori...@sympatico.ca wrote:
P.S. I wonder how many people on the list do ZP
together with PH. Is there
a ZP Vision group?The two are both very close
and yet very distant apart
from an esthetic perspective, at least in my humble
opinion.
Guy,
I think this is a
Thanks, Tina
This is a situation I am all too familiar with, it was
just the term giclee that threw me. I thought maybe
someone had made a breakthrough while I wasn't paying
attention. Some day there will be near-continuous tone
inkjet printing that allows the use of archival inks
on good
Hi Tina
What do you mean by digital giclee prints? I think
someone else asked about this. You might want to reply
on list.
Thanks
Colin
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Hi Tina,
Just wanted to say that I liked the two images you
posted. Really like the way the foreground branches
look engraved in white over the misty waterfall in the
background. Looks rather like an inverted engraving
over an aquatint. Very nice.
Sorry for the inevitable technical question, but
Just a word, for what it's worth, I said in an earlier
message that I had a Microtek Scanmaker 4 that I am
very happy with. I should point out that I started by
buying an inexpensive Umax scanner. I took that back
to the store the same day because it just wasn't
adequate for 35mm. I don't think
The mention of the lumpy part with no oil in this
message got me to thinking. I have never actually
tried this for preparing the inside of a pinhole
camera, but I know from printmaking activities that
high-quality printing inks are extraordinary for their
high ratio of pigment to oil, especially
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