Re: Altoids Tins as cameras?

Guy Glorieux wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I built one on pinhole day. I'll let you know as soon as I have
> processed the film.
>
> I pierced a slot on one edge to install a 35mm cartridge and another on
> the opposite edge to install a take up cartridge. Installed a pinhole
> on top (.025mm), painted the inside in balck, taped the whole thing
> light tight with electrical tape. You turn the spool on the take-up
> cartridge (pure guess work) to advance the film.
>
> Et voilà, you should have a pretty neat pocket PH. (If you want to be
> fancy, you can tack double-sided tape on the back and get you camera to
> stick on the wall...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Guy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mbeacom" <mbeacom@mac.com>
> To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:59 AM
> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Altoids Tins as cameras?
>
> > Hi-
> >
> > About 18 months ago, there was a thread about using Altoids Tins as
> > camera bodies. Any reports on how well it works?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Mike
> >
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> >
> > Mike Beacom
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I like the idea of using a 35 mm film cassette! My first thought was to
cut film strips and just shove them into the tin. Then use the tin as a
processing tray... Or cut the strip a little long, and spring it into
place. That way, you get a curved film plane, and it holds itself in
place in the bargain.

On Pinhole day I took a picture of some sort of metal vapor lamp. Got
the B&W film back from the lab, and saw a ragged lamp image. Lots of
spikes. Except the spikes had dark bands in them. Is it possible that I
got a crude bright line spectrum of the lamp? Sort of makes me want to
try chasing the spectrum by rigging a tiny slit, instead of a pinhole,
and reshoot the picture! Any idea what an image from a slit looks like?

Cheers
Mike

-- 
"Gravity is a harsh mistress"
                    The Tick- 1996
Mike Beacom