Re: Newbie Intro. and a few questions

William, Can you elaborate on your difficulties with the Zero? Or why you
thought it was a pain? I previously have heard nothing but good things about
all of the Zero cameras. Thom
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Erickson" <erickson@hickorytech.net>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

> I just spent a week helping a friend load his new multiformat zero etc.
What
> a pain! As for 4x5 vs 8x10, 4x5 gives you a lot more choices. 8x10
satisfies
> the purist. Look at choices at www.pinholeresource.com.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fox, Robert" <RFox@aarp.org>
> To: "Pinhole List (E-mail)" <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:20 AM
> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions
>
>
> > Short introduction: I'm an amateur photographer in the Washington DC
area
> > shooting mostly medium format on-location portraits and architectural
> stuff.
> > I shoot mostly B&W print, but also use transparencies (usually Fuji
Provia
> > 100). I am fascinated by the potential of pinhole photography and am
> looking
> > to buy a pre-made camera after seeing the beautiful examples on the
> resource
> > page. I use mostly all-manual cameras, so getting into pinhole feels
> pretty
> > natural. I hate the way modern electronics can get in the way of the
image
> > making process.
> >
> > Are there any practical reasons to shoot at 4x5 rather than 8x10? I
> suppose
> > it would be easy enough to do both, but I'm wondering about people's
> > preferences for architectural and portrait work. The multi-format
Zero2000
> > looks like a good starter as well given the choice of formats for
standard
> > roll film.
> >
> > I must say I am blown away by the quality and creativeness of the images
I
> > have seen on the April 28 pinhole day gallery -- really inspiring! One
of
> > the best photographic events I've ever seen -- simple and powerful.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm here to learn and am glad to participate.
> >
> > R.J.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Aug 12 19:32:48 2002