Re: film canister cameras

Yes, the thickness of the plastic makes the image much smaller.
regards, ingo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannon Stoney" <shannonstoney@earthlink.net>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras

> Hi,
> it´'s normal if the pinhole is direkt in the plastic of the can. Try a
> greater opening -like your penny- in the film-cannister and put the
pinhole
> (from soda-can or each other thin material)in the middle of this greater
> hole.
> This will work great.

OK. I did this when I made a pinhole camera out of a cookie tin. But why
does it make a difference if the hole is made out of thin metal? Does the
thickness of the plastic make the image smaller?

--shannon

> regards, ingo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannon Stoney" <shannonstoney@earthlink.net>
> To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 7:17 AM
> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] film canister cameras
>
>
>> How big is the image supposed to be with the film canister cameras? I
> made
>> an exposure today and it's about the size of a penny. Is that normal?
>>
>> --shannon
>>
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