Film Cannister pinholes

[poppaneedsanap]

I made some film cannister pinholes a while back. Some with holes on the side of the can, some with holes on the cap so it wildly distorts the image.. Cat and Saxophone. HP5, shot with flash. Figured I'd make a post here since I just joined..

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Great idea, well executed. Welcome to APUG.

 

[TheToadMen]

I love the cat nap. Nice distortion on the sax too.
Welcome to Apug. I'm glad to meet another pinholer!

 

[mooseontheloose]

Great idea, well executed. Welcome to APUG.

Exactly what he said! It's great to have you here - I look forward to seeing more of your pinhole images.

 

[kier]

Very cool! Can you share a pic of the setup? I'm not sure I'm following your description.

 

[MattKing]

Welcome!

 

[Mainecoonmaniac]

This Maine coon says it's brilliant!

 

[NedL]

Welcome to APUG!
Looks like fun!

 

[DWThomas]

Welcome to APUG! You got some cool stuff there -- thinking outside the box -- no -- thinking inside the can!!!

 

[twelvetone12]

This is super cool! I'm too curious to see your setup

 

[canvassy]

really cool! I'd love to see the setup too

 

[poppaneedsanap]

Thanks y'all..

yeah, I've been obsessed with all things film for a long time but also got hugely into pinholes and making my own cameras..
I wanted a tiny pinhole cam for pinhole camera day so I could shoot while I was out running and the Film Cannister seemed small enough.
each cannister has a small (2" or so) strip of HP5 curled inside, making sure not to cover the pinhole itself in the case of the side hole cannisters. Putting the pinhole in the lid gives you a wild radial distortion as the light is coming in parallel to the film plane.

These two pics are from the same spot, held over the pickups of my P-Bass. First one is the lid pinhole, second is the side hole.. (same thing with the sax photos above, both taken from the same spot)



heres a quick shot of the cannisters.. first one on the bottom is a lid hole so you can see how the light will enter parallel to the film plane..

 

[poppaneedsanap]

a couple more.. Tophole rose and Sidehole rose and tophole face.. fun stuff!

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Very cool - love these images.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I've done this with my students before. Also do it with pop cans with RC paper. Great fun!

 

[ciniframe]

Wonderful work, very innovative. Just wondering, how do you develop small clips of film? My thought would be to pull the ball bearings out of a plastic reel and push the film into the spiral slots as far as you can. Should be able to get several clips on a reel. Have to be careful not to dislodge them if you agitate the tank.

 

[poppaneedsanap]

Wonderful work, very innovative. Just wondering, how do you develop small clips of film? My thought would be to pull the ball bearings out of a plastic reel and push the film into the spiral slots as far as you can. Should be able to get several clips on a reel. Have to be careful not to dislodge them if you agitate the tank.

I use plastic reels. no need to take out the bearings. I usually expose 10 strips or so in a session. Then I load them in the reel one at a time. Load one and then move it one full rotation into the reel with your finger. As you load each new strip, you can use a finger to move the whole stack around a full rotation. That way each strip is in a groove and they aren't bunching up. it's pretty easy to do in the dark.

 

[Joe VanCleave]

Here's my contribution to the film canister pinhole camera idea. Some weeks ago I'd built a kit of nine canister cameras, along with a cardboard carrying box. I use magnets mounted on the cap of the cameras to attach them to a metal tripod mounting plate. Today's image is of my Hermes 3000 "Nekkid-Riter" manual typewriter (the machine is the bare chassis, removed from its plastic body shell, mounted to a piece of oak). Harman Direct Positive paper, exposure 1 minute in bright shade, format size 1.75" square.

~Joe

 

[poppaneedsanap]

Here's my contribution to the film canister pinhole camera idea. Some weeks ago I'd built a kit of nine canister cameras, along with a cardboard carrying box. I use magnets mounted on the cap of the cameras to attach them to a metal tripod mounting plate. Today's image is of my Hermes 3000 "Nekkid-Riter" manual typewriter (the machine is the bare chassis, removed from its plastic body shell, mounted to a piece of oak). Harman Direct Positive paper, exposure 1 minute in bright shade, format size 1.75" square.

~Joe

Just watched the vid!! very cool stuff

 

[bsdunek]

Wonderful! APUG has gotten a bit slow lately, and your contribution is really welcome. I have used film can pinhole cameras for solorgraphs with really interesting results. Otherwise, my pinhole camera is a Mamiya Super 23 with a pinhole in a body cap. I can use extension tubes to change the "focal length". Really interesting stuff. Looking forward to more of your work, and welcome to APUG.

 

[poppaneedsanap]

Wonderful! APUG has gotten a bit slow lately, and your contribution is really welcome. I have used film can pinhole cameras for solorgraphs with really interesting results. Otherwise, my pinhole camera is a Mamiya Super 23 with a pinhole in a body cap. I can use extension tubes to change the "focal length". Really interesting stuff. Looking forward to more of your work, and welcome to APUG.

Always regret not buying a press23 locally for next to nothing. I've been tempted to turn my 6x7 into a pinhole with a body cap but I've got a whole new idea for pinholes I'm exploring next..
actually I've already built one cam for this but I'm refining the design and will post later this month when I test it... nothing crazy like that CNC chassis, but still possibly worth sharing..

 

[spacer]

Seems almost like you can develop these on the spot, in the film container. Maybe inject the developer with a syringe, and figure out a routine from there.

 

[Joe VanCleave]

Seems almost like you can develop these on the spot, in the film container. Maybe inject the developer with a syringe, and figure out a routine from there.

Have a tube connected to the cap, with a small ball valve, attached to another tube and cap. Then a light-tight container of developer could be connected to the other end of the valve. Open the valve and transfer the developer to the camera, then close the valve and agitate for the required time. Then the used developer is transferred back to its container, and a fixer container is then connected, etc.

Or, make a pinhole aperture and shutter into the side of a metal 35mm developing tank. Tape the paper or film to the inside of the tank opposite the pinhole (or use Harman Direct Positive paper). Make the exposure; then the tank lid can be used as normal to process the paper or film. You only need about 100mL of liquid in the tank, it can be turned on its side and rotated on a base, like a rotary tank. This is how I process small pieces of the Harman paper (but without the pinhole in the side of the tank).

You'd need to figure out how to keep the pinhole/shutter from leaking out chemistry while processing. Some sort of liquid-tight cap to fit over the outside of the pinhole/shutter area.

~Joe