Re: developing tank pinhole camera?

Thanks, Chris. Actually I've seen those pages. I guess I'm more interested
in knowing if anyone's tried to integrate a light-trapped hole in the top to
allow chemicals to be poured in and out without a darkroom.

rob

> From: Christopher Kovacs <kojaxter@netscape.net>
> Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 21:40:17 +0600
> To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] developing tank pinhole camera?
>
> Take a look at:
>
> http://www.zeroimage.com/freeproject/oatmeal/oatmealcan.html
>
> Just use a paint can instead of the oatmeal can.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> -chris
>
>
>
> rahji@rahji.com wrote:
>
>> Has anyone made a pinhole camera (maybe out of a paint can or something)
>> with a light trap on the top that would let developing chemicals in?
>> Basically something that would work just like a developing tank with a
>> pinhole in the side?
>>
>> I'm just curious because it sounds like it'd be pretty easy to make a camera
>> like this and it might be a way to make WWPD really accessible to
>> non-pinholers.
>>
>> eg: what if you made a bunch of these cameras (with the paper in them
>> already) and had a group/class/etc take pictures with them (you'd already
>> have an idea of what typical exposure times would be since they're all the
>> same focal length and pinhole size), then gather everyone back together and
>> pour developer in the first one, dump that developer into the next one and
>> replace it with stop/water in the first one, and so on like a daisy chain.
>>
>> Seems like the easiest way to have a group take pictures and have developed
>> negatives without a darkroom.
>>
>> I know some people have developed paper negatives in a can camera but I'm
>> guessing they do it in a darkroom. The light trapped hole on the top might
>> be a good addition. Has it been done already?
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
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