Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Success!

2003-07-05 Thread Mike Vande Bunt
Excellent shots! Why not save that pinhole for bright sun work and make another one that is larger for work in less light. That way you don't mess up your "good" pinhole and can find out just how fuzzy the larger hole is. You might find that you like the fuzzy effect. Mike Vande Bunt Tr

[pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Success!

2003-07-03 Thread Traci Bunkers
I turned my Polaroid Super Shooter Plus into a pinhole following Mike's info, and it worked! The first try was too dark. So I took off the pinhole and made it bigger. I have to have the lightness/darkness setting on the lightest, but I'm afraid if I make the pinhole any bigger, the images will be f

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-15 Thread Trent Dowler
Guillermo, Your note led to a couple of real revelations for me! Now that I have a much better grasp on things, I'll go back and re-read what I *thought* I understood before. I'm also now quite proud to consider myself an amateur. Thanks for the lesson(s)! Later, Trent "G.Penate" wrote

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-14 Thread G.Penate
- Original Message - From: "Trent Dowler" >Did that just label me as amateur, or what?! Using an idea Imogen Cunningham used before: Everybody here is an AMATEUR...amateur is the french word for LOVER, of pinhole in this case. >Sorry folks. I should have searched before posti

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-14 Thread Trent Dowler
Did that just label me as amateur, or what?! Sorry folks. I should have searched before posting. We've just always called it color shift. Later, Trent Trent Dowler wrote: > That's a new one on me, and I have no idea what "reciprocity failure" is.

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-14 Thread Trent Dowler
Thanks, but I'm still missing it. That's a new one on me, and I have no idea what "reciprocity failure" is. Although, the name itself conjures up many ideas. Any points in the right direction where I can increase my knowledge about it? Later, Trent, who's off to search my books and the w

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-14 Thread G.Penate
- Original Message - From: "Trent Dowler" > > Perhaps I've missed it, but why does the Polaroid film packs produce strong > magenta tones? Could it be improper developing time? Reciprocity failure.

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-14 Thread Trent Dowler
Ellis, You can probably find old Polaroid cameras locally at garage sales, flea markets, or thrift stores reasonably. I've found questionable (might work, might not) Polaroids for about $2-$5 that lend themselves to all sorts of tinkering. Perhaps I've missed it, but why does the Polaroi

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-14 Thread ellis CORY
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question > I have a Polaroid Land Camera that I took off the lense housing and replaced > it with a board to size fitted with a pinhole in the middle. It is one of > the older Memory Maker versoins of the land camera. I use the Polaroid

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-13 Thread Matti Koskinen
Aeryck Anechiarico wrote: I have a Polaroid Land Camera that I took off the lense housing and replaced it with a board to size fitted with a pinhole in the middle. It is one of the older Memory Maker versoins of the land camera. The first few pictures I took with it were fine using the newer Fu

[pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole question

2003-06-13 Thread Aeryck Anechiarico
I have a Polaroid Land Camera that I took off the lense housing and replaced it with a board to size fitted with a pinhole in the middle. It is one of the older Memory Maker versoins of the land camera. The first few pictures I took with it were fine using the newer Fuji FP-100c film, but when I

RE: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kit

2003-05-07 Thread John Moore
Matti, Take a look at a page I just put up to show a tripod mount I made: http://www.speakeasy.org/~jlmoore/pinshot.htm This also shows an Agfa Shur Shot that I convert to "The Johnderosa PinShot", but I haven't put up all the info. As for the bluish cast- I usually use a light yellow filter beh

RE: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kit

2003-05-07 Thread ednaz
iscussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion- admin@p at ???] On Behalf Of Matti Koskinen Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:45 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kit hi all, today I received my Polaroid pinhole kit and sort of managed

[pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kit

2003-05-07 Thread Matti Koskinen
hi all, today I received my Polaroid pinhole kit and sort of managed to put it together. The tripod mount sucks, first of all in the package was so little bit of sponge tape that it never held the camera, I bought some more, but still the tripod mount is unusable. Here's so windy that the cam

[pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole

2003-04-29 Thread Matti Koskinen
hi all, taking photos for the wppd was the first time ever I got results with paper negatives that weren't too contrasty. The weather was sunny here in Finland, but now it's normalizing (cold and rainy), so doing pinholing with paper negatives needs half an hour of exposing. Using 4x5 film wo

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2002-12-16 Thread Mike Vande Bunt
Only the very old (1950s vintage, roll film) Polaroid cameras developed the film inside the camera. All the more recent models develop the film outside the camera. With the pack film cameras (the ones needed for Polaroid transfers, for instance), the processing of the film is entirely mechani

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2002-12-14 Thread Philip willarney
I've made a couple of Polaroid pinhole cameras out of old, plastic body pack film Polaroid cameras I picked up at thrift stores for about 0.99 US $. The first one I goofed, and didn't check the film size -- it took the square film. Oops. After that, I found a couple of plastic body Polaroids that

RE: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2002-12-14 Thread andy schmitt
2002 12:43 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole Hello Thanks for the responses, If I make a pinhole camera out of an old polaroid will it still develop the pictures in camera? Ben ___ Post to the list as P

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2002-12-14 Thread Guillermo
- Original Message - From: > Hello > Thanks for the responses, If I make a pinhole camera out of an old polaroid will it still develop the pictures in camera? Yes and no! AFAIK, polaroid pictures are not developed in camera but outside of it, having said that, some cameras eject the i

[pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2002-12-14 Thread BenDuross
Hello Thanks for the responses, If I make a pinhole camera out of an old polaroid will it still develop the pictures in camera? Ben

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole.

2002-12-14 Thread Mike Vande Bunt
Very easy to do. Get one of the plastic (non-folding) pack film cameras. (Check out the information at The Land List at http://www.rwhirled.com/landlist/landhome.htm for info on the various models.) Make sure that you don't get one of the models that takes only the square pack film (type 88

RE: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole.

2002-12-13 Thread Ed Nazarko
min@p at ???] On Behalf Of andy schmitt Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 6:25 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole. either take an old Polaroid camera, remove the lens & put in a pinhole OR pickup a Polaroid back & "attach&quo

RE: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole.

2002-12-13 Thread andy schmitt
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole. Dear All I was wondering if could help me. I want to do polaroid transfers, and want to know if anyone knows a cheap an effective way to make a polaroid pinhole camera that can do this. Cheers Ben ___ Post to

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole.

2002-12-13 Thread Guillermo
- Original Message - From: > Dear All > I was wondering if could help me. > I want to do polaroid transfers, and want to know if anyone knows a cheap an effective way to make a polaroid pinhole camera that can do this. Ben, The easiest and cheapest would be to get yourself eithe

[pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole.

2002-12-13 Thread BenDuross
Dear All I was wondering if could help me. I want to do polaroid transfers, and want to know if anyone knows a cheap an effective way to make a polaroid pinhole camera that can do this. Cheers Ben

[pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kit manuals online

2002-12-02 Thread Philip willarney
I just spotted this -- Polaroid has posted the manuals for their pinhole camara kit online: http://www.polaroid.com/service/userguides/photographic/pinhole_ug.pdf http://www.polaroid.com/service/userguides/photographic/pinhole_hndbk.pdf -- p __ D

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Kits

2002-01-13 Thread Tom Harvey
I am in Japan where they released Polaroid pinhole camera kits mid last year, and am thinking about buying one. Is it worth buying one, or is it cheaper and just as good to make one from an old back? I am a complete Polaroid beginner (only used a day lab a few times), can anyone recommend th

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Kits

2002-01-13 Thread Bill Erickson
-discussion@p at ??? Cc: lmki...@hotmail.com Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 7:19 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Kits I am in Japan where they released Polaroid pinhole camera kits mid last year, and am thinking about buying one

[pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Kits

2002-01-13 Thread Louisa M. Kirby
  I am in Japan where they released Polaroid pinhole camera kits mid last year, and am thinking about buying one. http://www.polaroid.co.jp/product/business/pinhole/pinhole.htmlhttp://www.polaroid.co.jp/support/pinhole_sample.html The sepia kit is about 8000 and colour is 9000. E

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kits

2002-01-13 Thread Mike Vande Bunt
Just a guess, but since Polaroid Corp. is currently involved in a reorganization to avoid bankruptcy they may have put on "hold" products targeted at a specialty market... Mike Vande Bunt Gregg Kemp wrote: At 11:49 AM 1/12/02 -0800, you wrote: (forwarded from the polaroid_enthusiasts list,

Re: [pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kits

2002-01-12 Thread Gregg Kemp
At 11:49 AM 1/12/02 -0800, you wrote: (forwarded from the polaroid_enthusiasts list, snipped for size) in Japan they released Polaroid pinhole camera kitsmid lastyear. http://www.polaroid.co.jp/product/business/pinhole/pinhole.html http://www.polaroid.co.jp/support/pinhole_sample.html The sepia

[pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole kits

2002-01-12 Thread J.E. Patterson
(forwarded from the polaroid_enthusiasts list, snipped for size) in Japan they released Polaroid pinhole camera kitsmid lastyear. http://www.polaroid.co.jp/product/business/pinhole/pinhole.html http://www.polaroid.co.jp/support/pinhole_sample.html The sepia kitis about 8000 and colour is 9

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Camera

2001-09-21 Thread mdelman
Mike: I'd like to see how to convert a pack film camera to a pinhole camera. Please write it up. Thanks. -mark - Original Message - From: "Mike Vande Bunt" To: Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:14 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Camera > I fi

[pinhole-discussion] Polaroid Pinhole Camera

2001-09-20 Thread Mike Vande Bunt
I finally had a chance to look at Edward Levinson's report on the Polaroid Pinhole Camera that is available in Japan. (The report is on http://www.???/ for those that have yet to see it.) This clears up some confusion (in my mind at least...) regarding the film used. Here in the US the Polar

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2000-11-27 Thread Figurefoto
I broke/cut the back off of a polaroid portrait land camera that i got for nothing,added a wooden front box and added a 58mm lens ring,i can screw on any filter that i want and i use the lense cap for the shutter :)i made the pinhole in brass shim stock,btw the aperture is f125. Harry < http:

RE: [pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2000-11-27 Thread Andy Schmitt
ok...how did you do yours? andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of figuref...@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 7:05 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: [pinhole-discussion

[pinhole-discussion] polaroid pinhole

2000-11-27 Thread Figurefoto
I just built a pinhole polaroid camera.If any one wants to know any details just ask.Btw,its a really simple idea :) Harry < http://www.figurefoto.com/";>

[pinhole-discussion] Polaroid pinhole

2000-11-06 Thread MARK POWER
Dear Sam and Larry, Thanks for your comments. I've currently been using a Square Shooter 2 with type 88 film, the peel apart kind. I've only used it successfully out of doors but have found I can manipulate the image in various ways e.g. pressing on the unpeeled film preventing areas of the imag