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Jan 11, 2022 11:50:12 #
Bored to the point of seeing what was in a cabinet.
While searching I found a couple of negatives from a class assignment back in the 1980's .
Assignment make a Pinhole camera , and make images using printing paper for film.
The shutter was off an old Ansco folding camera, lens replaced by a .0135 pinhole in .002 brass shim stock focal distance 10" exposure time's 20 mins +/-
Contact printing time on the Train Depot building between 60 & 70mins most of which was getting detail in the foreground. The instructor accused me of using a film neg tp make the final print, she said there was no way to get the detail I had in the foreground, I open my folder a pulled out 8 test prints showing the "map"and progression to the final print then challenged her to come to the dark room for a demo. She had never heard of burning a contact print!
I got my grade but never got a date with her
Oh well
While searching I found a couple of negatives from a class assignment back in the 1980's .
Assignment make a Pinhole camera , and make images using printing paper for film.
The shutter was off an old Ansco folding camera, lens replaced by a .0135 pinhole in .002 brass shim stock focal distance 10" exposure time's 20 mins +/-
Contact printing time on the Train Depot building between 60 & 70mins most of which was getting detail in the foreground. The instructor accused me of using a film neg tp make the final print, she said there was no way to get the detail I had in the foreground, I open my folder a pulled out 8 test prints showing the "map"and progression to the final print then challenged her to come to the dark room for a demo. She had never heard of burning a contact print!
I got my grade but never got a date with her
Oh well
Jan 11, 2022 12:23:59 #
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Jan 11, 2022 13:44:19 #
alliebess wrote:
That's a nice pinhole camera. Mine was a cardboard box.
Thank you Alliebess
I just didn't want to be limited to one image per outing so I built the box on the order of the camera of Old.
And by adding the shutter I didn't have to mess with tape. I had two 8X10 cut film holders giving me 4 images per outing.
The whole camera was made from scrap.
Jan 11, 2022 13:51:41 #
UTMike wrote:
You were good, even back then, Frank.
Thank you Mike
At that time I had been into photography 25 yrs. Started with a Yashica "A" cost me a whopping $25 it took me four weeks to pay it off, then the federal condenser enlarger and lens another $25 or so, then developing trays and film tank, Dad let me use the toiled in the basement for a dark room.
Jan 11, 2022 14:40:08 #
alliebess wrote:
That's a nice pinhole camera. Mine was a cardboard box.
The student becomes the teacher, grasshopper.
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boberic wrote:
The student becomes the teacher, grasshopper.
Jan 11, 2022 21:25:54 #
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Jan 12, 2022 07:52:54 #
Very nice, Frank.
Mine is a Santa Barbara pinhole camera. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-362420-1.html
--Bob
Mine is a Santa Barbara pinhole camera. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-362420-1.html
--Bob
Manglesphoto wrote:
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Jan 12, 2022 08:05:39 #
rmalarz wrote:
Very nice, Frank.
Mine is a Santa Barbara pinhole camera. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-362420-1.html
--Bob
Mine is a Santa Barbara pinhole camera. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-362420-1.html
--Bob
Thank you Bob
I bet mine was cheaper
I never got to the film stage so all the prints were very soft after the light final filtered through the paper negs.
Jan 12, 2022 08:24:37 #
Jan 12, 2022 08:29:48 #
agillot wrote:
I thought a pinhole camera had no lens [ glass ] just a small hole ????
That's right!!
The process was explained in the op.
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