Re: [pinhole-discussion] Micro or macro photo with pinhole photo

2001-10-26 Thread echiniscus
> Maybe you're asking something else, like what is the "normal" lens for > 6x9 film. I think it would be the same length as a diagonal from one > corner of your film to the other. So, to calculate that you would take > the square root of (6x6 + 9x9) which is approximately 11cm or 110mm. >

Re: [pinhole-discussion] 12x18 w/35mm lens

2001-10-24 Thread echiniscus
> > > Hi All > > I am building a large "mammoth" Camera, 12x18, And I have A lens for a > argus c3 that I was going to use as my lens. but I know that the f-stop > relates as the distance from the hole to the film Plate. So if the lens says > F5.6 for 35 mm that would but much smaller for my >

Re: [pinhole-discussion] SRL

2001-09-06 Thread echiniscus
> Hi, I want to buy a new SRL 35mm auto focus camera, > Which one do you recomen me?, i dont want to spend more than 400 > dolars. > is the CANON 300 a good one? Hi, 400 Dollars for what? The body? Body plus one zoom lens? ... I do not think there are "bad" cameras available now. When you ar

Re: [pinhole-discussion] body cap SLR conversions

2001-07-13 Thread echiniscus
> Can one see thru the prism/viewfinder on an SLR with a pinhole drilled > body cap? principally: yes. but you need a considerable amount of light. > Does one need to cover the eyepiece on an SLR conversion to prevent > stray light entering thru the eyepiece? Depends on the quality of the came

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Hello

2001-06-27 Thread echiniscus
> Hello, hi there ... > I am using a body cap with a larger hole cut out, > about 5mm or 6mm and then I am applying soda can > aluminum to it. Thin enough? sounds ok. > I will be using a 30 gauge syringe needle. Which is > smaller than a pin. I called BD (manufacturers) and > found the exter

Re: [pinhole-discussion] 8x10 Macro Pinhole

2001-06-24 Thread echiniscus
> Hello! > > But then i thought 2:1 or higher magnification with a lens camera would > have a bellow extension of 600mm and more. > > So would a 300mm pinhole 8x10 camera for macro work be kind of a wide > angle? As a pinhole doesn't have an "inherent" focal length, you can shoot a 2:1 macro

Re: [pinhole-discussion] German pinholeers

2001-06-20 Thread echiniscus
> Hello folks, > > I am a pinhole-newbie and I like the pictures that was linked to in this > list pretty much. I have started making pinhole-pictures with a little > self-made objectiv for a reflex camera, to use an normal film. But now I > am > interested in dooing more. My problem is, the price

RE: [pinhole-discussion] PC/MAC compatibility question

2001-04-26 Thread echiniscus
> One other item: Macs often save files with a TIFF extension (or at least a > PC may see it that way), and Photoshop on the PC just does not even see > that > file in its Open File box. So always save with a three letter extension > TIF. To be short: though it may seem inconvenient to MAC users I

Re: [pinhole-discussion] using digital camera

2001-03-12 Thread echiniscus
> Why do you suppose that is? > > Pam > > Michael Keller wrote: > > > > I've used a zone plate on a Nikon D1. Not real thrilled with my results, > but > > I think it's just me. With digital, long exposures can lead to increased > > noise in the shadows. The CCD chips tend to give a signal not

Re: [pinhole-discussion] macro pinhole images?

2001-03-09 Thread echiniscus
> Try http://homepages.uni-tuebingen.de/martin.adler/pinhole/pinhole.html > > Beate Knappe wrote: > > sorry, but this link dos not work thank you, Pam :) -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net

Re: [pinhole-discussion] using digital camera

2001-03-09 Thread echiniscus
> Yes, the digital cameras with interchangeable lenses are quite > expensive (cheapest is a 1.4 mp Olympus at $1500 list); but ccd video > cameras aren't exactly cheap either. well, I had in mind the CCD camera modules that are sold as door spy etc .. you need to look for a (cheap) power supply an

Re: [pinhole-discussion] macro pinhole images?

2001-03-09 Thread echiniscus
> i am hoping someone out there will be able to answer my question! i > would like to know if it is possible to take macro images using pinhole > cameras. I have a few closeups on my site: http://homepages.uni-tuebingen.de/martin.adler/pinhole.html they are not quite sharp, though (I acted befor

Re: [pinhole-discussion] using digital camera

2001-03-09 Thread echiniscus
> Has anyone tried taking pinhole photos using a digital camera? > Hi Pam, I think it would be more promising to use a CCD video cam with an exchangeable lens. Digital cameras with removable lens systems might be rather expensive (there are a couple of new professinal devices based on 35mm came

[pinhole-discussion] a little riddle

2000-11-20 Thread echiniscus
hi pinholers, a little riddle was added to my homepage: http://homepages.uni-tuebingen.de/martin.adler/pinhole/pinhole.html happy pinholing martin -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net

Re: [pinhole-discussion] New images

2000-10-24 Thread echiniscus
> I have just uploaded a couple of images to my server. Both were > taken with an old Ansco 6x9 folding camera. I ripped the folding > front door and bellows out, put a plate and pinhole across the front. > I think the focal length is about 19mm. what do you mean : 'ripped out'? (sorry, non-a

Re: [pinhole-discussion] New images

2000-10-24 Thread echiniscus
> I have just uploaded a couple of images to my server. Both were > taken with an old Ansco 6x9 folding camera. I ripped the folding > front door and bellows out, put a plate and pinhole across the front. > I think the focal length is about 19mm. what do you mean : 'ripped out'? (sorry, non-a