cameras from the grocery

George,
I know what you're talking about and flaking can be a problem. So far I've
had pretty good luck though. I try to rough the surface with a file to
provide a little texture which seems to work well enough. I also had a can
of primer which seemed to do the job. I've heard that the blackboard
blackout works well if you get the kind that is "all-surface". But I'm a
pretty shameless camera-hopper. I see a new shape I want to try and I just
swap out the pinhole shim. I haven't used a camera enough (a couple of
weeks, maybe a month) to really put it through the ringer but so far so
good.

Jack
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--- jack durrett <jd333@cox.net> wrote:
> Lately, I've been looking for good camera ideas when I'm at the grocery.
If
> you are a coffee drinker and into homemade cameras check out the Maxwell
> House Filter Pack coffee box. Wide mouth for easy film swapping, lid is
> hinged blue plastic that probably needs just a few sprays of matte black.

Actually, this will not work, as the paint will simply peel off.

I use coffee cans as cameras and found an easy way to get around this is to
use
the plastic that comes from the wrapper of photographic paper. Just cut a
circle of it, place it over the top, then put the top on. Works like a
champ.

Cheers -

george
Received on Tue Mar 12 08:55:39 2002