Re: 8x10 Macro Pinhole

Correct, but it still wouldn't give a wide angle perspective.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "M" <fontpro@usa.net>
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Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] 8x10 Macro Pinhole

> >> I want to build an 8x10 pinhole for doing abstract macro photography. I
> >> was thinking about 300mm for the focal length, being the standard for
> >> 8x10 lens cameras.
> >>
> >> But then i thought 2:1 or higher magnification with a lens camera would
> >> have a bellow extension of 600mm and more.
> >>
> >> So would a 300mm pinhole 8x10 camera for macro work be kind of a wide
> >> angle?
> >
> >
> > A pinhole camera doesn't need bellows extension because no focussing
> > is going on. You just move the camera closer to the subject.
>
>
> Hello!
>
> That was my original point. a 300mm pinhole camera used for 2x macro
> would produce a different result than a lens camera because the lens
> camera would have a much longer extension.
>
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Received on Sun Jun 24 17:13:20 2001