Re: Wide angle question

Johanna,

The answer, I think, lies in switching to 120-format for wide-angle pinhole.

I tried 35mm, found it to be too small to scan and print decently,
and now stick to 6x6 and 6x9 images. I have no darkroom, so I get
the film processed and contact prints made, then scan the negatives
on a flatbed scanner.

Take a look at this picture of a 6x6 pinhole camera that recently
sold on eBay. (I don't know how long the image will be there. Not
my camera, and I know nothing else about it.) But it is wide-angle.
I have a similar 6x9 camera that uses a hinged magnet for a shutter.
Just get an old folding camera and rip the bellows and front door
off, then improvise.

http://users.supernet.com/dduckworth/slowex.jpg

Tom Harvey
Portland, OR

>If my body cap pinhole lens has the same field of view
>as a 50mm lens, will I have a wider angle if I make a
>lens cap pinhole lens to fit on my 28mm lens?
>I hate to sound like uber dork...but it's further from
>the film. Or am I answering my own question if I say
>that it has to do with the optics of the lens?
>Since I know nothing about developing my own film, I
>am not sure how to approach the box-with-paper method.
>Maybe after Portland.
>Thanks again.
>Johanna
>
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Received on Thu Jul 12 02:47:30 2001