Re: Small, Medium or Large?

--- wayneroland@aol.com wrote:

> 1) Aside the aesthetic attractiveness of creating pictures that are part
> investigation and part meditation, etc., what are the practical benefits of
> making zone plate and pinhole photographs with the medium and large format
> cameras listed above over the 35mm?

With large format you can develop each image individually. This means that if
you want to bracket, you can extend or contract the development to fit the
exposure time.

> 2) What are the pitfalls in using zone plate bodycap and pinhole bodycap
> apertures in small format cameras? And what are the workarounds and working
> methods for small format zone plate/pinhole photography?

I don't know of any real pitfalls (I made a pinhole lenscap for my Nikon). You
will need to more carefully select your subject. As the image will not be as
clear as when a larger format is used, you will not be able to include as much
detail in the image. For instance, you can see the detail in my image at
http://www.pinholeday.org/exhibition/index.php?formName=EXHIBIT&f_action=request&f_rec=154&f_fieldName=date_added&f_fieldData=2001-05-08+15%3A44%3A40&f_newrec=154&goprev.x=3&goprev.y=7,
which was made with an 8X10" pinhole camera. the 35mm version would just be a
messy mishmash, so this particular subject would "probably" not be suitable for
that format.

Cheers -

george

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Received on Wed May 9 13:08:50 2001