Hunh... this was cool. This guy used a PVC pipe fitting, some plywood, and made a camera with just a film back.
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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2021
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Andrew O'Neill
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I've done it with my RB67. Beside the film advance lever on the film cassette there's a small switch. Flip it up so that the red dot is revealed. This will allow you to trip the mirror. Pull the darkslide out. Keep the pinhole covered with black cardstock and tape. By focusing, you can change the focal length.
I did similar for RB67 back but I had some bad light leaks on it. That was my first "camera" I built so now I know what mistakes I made.. https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/my-first-pinhole-rb67-back-printed-and-cnc-milled.170305/ .. which reminds me to check my pink pinhole camera for same kind of design mistakes
Great ideas here for sunday!
I did similar for RB67 back but I had some bad light leaks on it. That was my first "camera" I built so now I know what mistakes I made.. https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/my-first-pinhole-rb67-back-printed-and-cnc-milled.170305/ .. which reminds me to check my pink pinhole camera for same kind of design mistakes
Great ideas here for sunday!
That was interesting! Did you ever 3D print the back adapter you mentioned in the thread?
I didn't, I then built the pink pinhole from wood (linked before) .. I was thinking of CNC milling the RB67 adapter but we will see if I ever do it ..
Donald Qualls
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Nothing says you have to shoot the whole roll with the pinhole. Just put a lens back on and finish the roll your usual way.
well now look at you, making a sense and all.....
(that didn't even occur to me.)well now look at you, making a sense and all.....
Or with RB67 back pinhole! Hmm!
Tampere weather looks crappy for sunday
Donald Qualls
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Got a pinhole camera with a waterproof housing?
BrianShaw
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I might pull out my Hassyhole (503C/M with pinhole cap)... if time permits.
I am interested. Please tell me more about how you built it. Is it a pin hole in the body cap? I thought that the plastic was too thick for that.
I'm not sure what Brian is using, but the thickness of the plastic is, at least in my practice, irrelevant.
I take a body cap and drill a 1/4" or 3/8" hole through the center and tape a piece of thin metal with the actual pinhole in it to the inside of the body cap.
For the thin metal, brass shim stock is best but aluminum foil works in a pinch. Black gaffers tape (which has a matte finish') works best. Shiny electrical tape can lead to artifacts. (Internal reflections, I imagine.)
I then use a black marker to cover the remainder of the metal that the tape does not cover,
BrianShaw
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a pinhole camera that only a retired dentist could love.
Hassyhole or Holeyblad?
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BrianShaw
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That is fancy!!
The conical hole does probably help with a cap that thick, but a regular old hole works just fine with a regular old camera.
And... the viewfinder takes away half the fun of pinhole photography... the not knowing exactly what will be in the frame!
The conical hole does probably help with a cap that thick, but a regular old hole works just fine with a regular old camera.
And... the viewfinder takes away half the fun of pinhole photography... the not knowing exactly what will be in the frame!
Thank you
I keep meaning to do this!
Last year I somehow forgot, I think I had it in my calendar on the wrong day
2019 I was on a trip to Cardiff and the surrounding area, took my cheap plastic pinhole camera with me....was certain I'd loaded it with film but upon rewinding I realised something was wrong....opened the camera in my dark bag to find there was no film in there! Strange as I still have a vivid memory of loading it.
2018 I was again on a little trip and forgot to pack the pinhole camera.
This year my schedule is clear, it's in the calendar and I've planned a local walk into countryside for mid Sunday afternoon. Even if I do somehow forget the pinhole camera, I won't be too far from home to collect it! Might take the Lomography Konstruktor out too for a day of lo-fi fun. The weather looks set to be sunny.
Last year I somehow forgot, I think I had it in my calendar on the wrong day
2019 I was on a trip to Cardiff and the surrounding area, took my cheap plastic pinhole camera with me....was certain I'd loaded it with film but upon rewinding I realised something was wrong....opened the camera in my dark bag to find there was no film in there! Strange as I still have a vivid memory of loading it.
2018 I was again on a little trip and forgot to pack the pinhole camera.
This year my schedule is clear, it's in the calendar and I've planned a local walk into countryside for mid Sunday afternoon. Even if I do somehow forget the pinhole camera, I won't be too far from home to collect it! Might take the Lomography Konstruktor out too for a day of lo-fi fun. The weather looks set to be sunny.
Donald Qualls
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If you find the thickness of the cap causing vignetting, you can also use a countersink to widen the hole on one side (leave it flat on the side with the pinhole). The Hasselblad body cap above has a fine example of that.
Of course, SLRs have a limitation on how wide angle the pinhole can be. For my RB67, for instance, the flange to film distance is close to 90 mm; to do any better, you'd have to use a conical recessed body cap and leave the mirror up all the time -- by which time you might as well build a box that mounts to the film magazine, or just build a whole camera out of scraps of this and that.
At the beginning of this year, I ordered a pinhole body cap for my Leica rangefinder. I was counting on the cap arriving before WorldWide Pinhole Photography day on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Regretfully, the Chinese eBay seller cancelled the order.
Now, I will use a 4x5 inch sheet film pinhole camera or a 120 roll film pinhole camera.
Now, I will use a 4x5 inch sheet film pinhole camera or a 120 roll film pinhole camera.
The cheap aftermarket body caps I use for this purpose never seem to suffer from being too thick!
As for your comment about limitations, you are correct. Like every tool, this one has its limitations.
Donald Qualls
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True, though it does have the advantage of having a mount for (in the case of the RB67) multiple formats of reliable film transports, which support dark slides. When I get a 3D printer (likely to happen with my tax refund) one of the things I'll probably make is a conical-recess body cap for the RB67 -- just because I can, at that point. Filament is cheap, just like film is cheap.
summicron1
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I'm taking my 3-D Holga pinhole out for a spin -- I'm on a stereo kick anyway and it should be fun!
I just purchased mine, but I am not a dentist. Never was, so I cannot be a retired one. I wonder how it will work with the prism. I may need to go out and get a sport viewer like yours. Thank you.
Donald Qualls
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You won't be able to see anything in the prism. The ground glass image will be extremely dim (f/150 or dimmer).
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