Re: I would like to share.....

You're off to a good start. The film you can use with a darkroom light is
any brand ortho lith film. Very high contrast and there is a whole religious
sect centered around development strategies to lower contrast. can't help
you much with the other questions. I pour my stuff down the sink.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J" <IS-TJR@womans.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 12:58 PM
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] I would like to share.....

> Hello everyone,
> I have a new photo I would like to share with you.
>
> Let me share a little history with you. I have been working with pinhole
> cameras for about two months
> and if you look at some of my first pictures you will see how bad they
were.
>
>
http://www.pinholevisions.org/discussion/upload/gallery2002.php?cmd=max&star
> t=12&pic=trfarm_lines.jpg
>
>
http://www.pinholevisions.org/discussion/upload/gallery2002.php?cmd=max&star
> t=12&pic=trobertson_bike.jpg
>
> This is my new photo with a hand made 5x4 camera, well actually it is a
> proof. My dark room light is broke.
>
http://www.pinholevisions.org/discussion/upload/gallery2002.php?pic=old_came
> ras.jpg
>
> I used Tmax 400 and this exposure was 2min and 30 seconds.
>
> I built the camera out of black foam board, black electrical tape and a
beer
> can to poke the pinhole through.
> I'm now using a 4x5 camera back instead of paper negatives.
>
> I have a couple of questions.
>
> Do they make a negative that you can use with a safelight? I thought I
> heard someone talking about it.
>
> I'm using Sprint chemicals and they say you should not have a problem with
> the fumes from the fixer, but I'm very sensitive to
> them. To solve this problem, I'm using plastic sandwich trays that have
the
> lids on top. This cuts down on the fumes but I would like
> to find something that really works for me. I wish that I could increase
> the ventilation but I live in a townhouse.
>
>
> Also, do they make environmental friendly developer and fixer? Can you
> just pour it down the drain?
>
> Thanks.
> Travis.
>
>
>
>
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Received on Wed Sep 4 18:45:55 2002