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A lot of people will probably disagree with me but why spend the money for 8x10 film and shoot pinhole? Maybe if you are shooting X-ray film. I just don't get it myself.
Well --- those of us who don't have a 4x5 enlarger can make 8x10 contact prints from an 8x10 pinhole camera. And the perceived sharpness of the larger formats is actually pretty impressive. I'm not trying to say pinhole is the be all and end all, but I have made myself an 8x10 pinhole camera. I've gotten shots from it in at least one juried exhibition!
A lot of people will probably disagree with me but why spend the money for 8x10 film and shoot pinhole? Maybe if you are shooting X-ray film. I just don't get it myself.
If you use Xray film, you can shoot rather cheaply. Since it's green sensitive, you can process it under a red darkroom safelight in a tray.
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Well again, it's not panchromatic, so reds will appear dark. Also it's typically coated with emulsion on both sides and the emulsion is sensitive when wet, so use a smooth glass bottom tray for processing and avoid tongs. No special developer is required.I never used the sheet film Xray, what are the difference (in quality of image) between a normal film ? It's necessary a particular developer ?
I'm not agree with you, there is someone that have already try the 8x10 Intrepid camera ? In Europe there are other firm that produce large format cameras, but the costs are without any sense. And you have to wait at least three months before to have it.shipping a C1 to Italy from the US would be expensive, perhaps your best bet would be the Intrepid since it’s in the UK.
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