Chris,
Really outstanding images! I think the zone plate technique looks great
in B&W. It really adds a luminous, dreamy effect. Great!
Are you using 4x5, medium format, or something else?
Regards,
R.J.
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From: ch...@ellingerphoto.com [mailto:ch...@ellingerphoto.com]
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I spent the afternoon shooting at the Washington National Cathedral in
Washington DC. The Cathedral is a stunning building if you have never seen it.
Unfortunately I was not able to stay until late evening, since yesterday was a
fabulously clear and warm day in DC.
I shot pinhole with my conver
John,
You make really beautiful cameras, and I'm saving some money to purchase
one.
Congrats on your updated web site as well -- the images all look great
in the high resolution mode.
R.J. Fox
USA
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From: John D. esq [mailto:jd@tiscali.nl]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15,
Without spending more money to upgrade the focal length of your Zero 4x5
poinhole, why not try composing some still life scenes that essentially
cover 180 degrees? This is fascinating and could lead to new ideas and
inspiration. Let us know how your results worked!
Thanks,
R.J.
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Guillermo
Congratulations on using your knowledge, skill, and artistic drive to
develop a new technique. I really love the pinhole sieve images! They seem
to display the best qualities of pinhole and zone plate combined. Looking
forward to seeing more.
R.J.
If the original negative is 20x24 inches, it would cost a lot to get a high
quality scan of something that size. You would definitely have to reduce the
size to work on it in Photoshop unless you have an industrial grade imaging
workstation that could easily manipulate a graphic file way over 100 M
Wow, I didn't know aboiut any of this specialized digital equipment --
thanks for the information! I'm still not going out to buy a new digital
camera, but I will consider some older models that are now getting dirt
cheap, especially used.
R.J.
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From: luish m. coelho
I think most of us who do pinhole and "traditional wet" photography get the
satisfaction and enjoyment from an all manual, hands-on process. That
process is imprecise, and depending on film and exposure and processing and
printing, that "imprecision" yields beauty through grain, tonality, bokeh,
di
Good discussion on this topic.
Has anyone tried to convert a digital camera to pinhole? I'm guessing that
the results would be poor since digital ccds do not handle long exposures
well at all, resulting in a lot of digital "noise" and artifacts. But who
knows, it might look interesting..
I would
Here's a nice package I saw on ebay (I have NO relationship to this camera
or seller -- I just happened to see this browsing):
"This 5X7 pinhole camera in mint condition. It was only used once for an
assignment. Included is 14 - 5X7 film holders in various condition, but all
are light tight. Also
I would assume that, like "traditional" photography with a lens, as exposure
time increases sharpness decreases, all factors being equal. So using a
smaller hole than the optimal may lead to decreased sharpness, but on the
other hand, the decrease in sharpness may not be visible anyway.
Great disc
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Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 3:00 PM
To: pinhole-discussion@p at ???
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Question on image circle and medium
format pinhole camera design
--- "Fox, Robert" wrote:
..snip..
> Question: my images are all circular, cutting off
> the cor
I just got back my first roll of film and 5x5 proofs taken with a converted
1953 Dacora Digna 6x6 slr camera. I removed the retractable lens assembly
and installed the .0087 pinhole from the pinhole set I bought from Pinhole
Resource. The focal length of this camera is approximately 36mm, so it's
w
Nick,
I've seen a couple of exhibits here in DC that were digital B&W prints, and
they were impressive, although these were not the "typical" kind of fine
art/landscape/portrait silver prints that one is used to seeing in
galleries.
I saw Donald Sultan's "Smoke Rings" series and I was blown away:
Is anyone familiar with the "Pinhole Factory" is England?
See http://www.pinholesolutions.co.uk/pinhole_factory.html
The "Silver Gem" and "Silver Jewel" pinhole cameras look like copies of the
Zero 2000 and Zero 2000 multi-format camera. Are they in fact one in the
same?
Thanks,
R.J.
This whole discussion of "authentic space" is very interesting to me, both
from a philosophical perspective and practical perspective. I think the
learning for me is that photos are almost always better when there is a
driving "vision" behind the images, and better yet, a cohesive theme. Having
see
Dai,
Those are very impressive and beautiful images. Thanks for the inspiration!
What type of paper are they printed on? I know if they look that good as
tiny compressed jpegs, the real prints must be stunning.
Do you have any link to show what your homemade camera looks like?
Regards,
R.J.
--
Wow, now that's a camera!! I had no idea of the immensity of this beast. I
hope it finds a good home.
If you have trouble finding anyone to take it, you may want to try
contacting the Smithsonian, who could ensure its proper storage and care.
R.J.
R.J. Fox
Member Reference Team
(202) 434-3429; r.
Anyone ever bought/used the set of 12 pre-drilled laser pinholes offered by
Calumet Photo?
http://www.calumetphoto.com/syrinx/ctl?PAGE=Controller&ac.ui.pn=cat.CatItemD
etail&ac.item.itemNo=PY3005
Seems like a really reasonable price for a set of 12. I know laser drilled
pinholes are not necessary
William,
Thanks for the feedback -- can you tell me why the 6x9 multi format Zero was
so hard to load? I've heard there can be some difficulty in getting the lid
on over the film rolls. The results I've seen from this camera have been
very nice, although 5x4 beckons!
R.J.
R.J. Fox
Member Referenc
to a new way of seeing the
world!
R.J.
-Original Message-
From: George L Smyth [mailto:glsm...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:43 AM
To: pinhole-discussion@p at ???
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions
--- "Fox, Robert" wrot
Short introduction: I'm an amateur photographer in the Washington DC area
shooting mostly medium format on-location portraits and architectural stuff.
I shoot mostly B&W print, but also use transparencies (usually Fuji Provia
100). I am fascinated by the potential of pinhole photography and am loo
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