I'm getting too old. The following should read Ilford Sporti camera
. . . Dacori might be the lens -- not of much use now.
TH
>I am in the process of converting an Ilford Dacori 6x6 camera into a
>pinhole camera. Everything is ready to go -- except the pinhole
>aperture.
>
>The focal length is 40mm. According to the table I have, the
>optimal pinhole would be .0092". I have a .0087" pinhole from a set
>I bought from Pinhole Resource, but it is in use on a favorite 6x9
>camera. I do not want to buy another complete set of pre-drilled
>pinholes. Nor do I want to make my own single pinhole. I think by
>the time I get the process and measurement down, I will be as well
>off finding one.
>
>Does anyone know of a source for single custom-drilled pinholes?
>
>I also note that my Zero Image Multi-format camera has a pinhole
>that is "optimal" for 21mm on a camera with a 40mm focal length.
>Should I be putting a smaller pinhole on the Dacori camera? What is
>the effect of "too small" a pinhole? (I could switch the .0087"
>pinhole from the 6x9 body to the Dacori, then place a .0059" pinhole
>that I have on the 30mm focal length 6x9.)
>
>The Dacori is a great camera to convert. Nice boxy camera with a
>flat bottom for placing on a flat surface, tripod mount, easily
>converted to 40mm by sawing part of the lens mount off. (probably
>75-80mm focal length otherwise) That leaves a nice rectangular area
>to mount a plastic front plate. I have found some acrylic with a
>surface much like the camera leatherette.
>
>Dacoris are not easy to find. They appear on eBay, but all seem to
>be in England or Germany and the postage is steep for the camera.
>But if anyone does have one -- or gets one -- I'd be happy to send
>enough plastic for conversion.
>
>Thanks for the help,
>
>Tom
>
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