Re: Pinhole & enlarging

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From: "Uptown Gallery" <murray@uptowngallery.org>
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> If one did MF (4x5 or 5x7) or LF (8x10) sheet film pinhole (and had an
> enlarger large enough), what are the prospects for enlarging?

Murray,

4x5 & 5x7 were also LF last time a checked.

> I was very unhappy with 4x6 prints from 35mm pinhole.

Could we see some of those results?

Prospects of enlarging 4x5 and up, are excellent....
Prospects of enlarging 35mm format to up to 8x10 are fair to good (at
least), but you have to shoot for the intended print size and properties.
I wish I can show you some new results of enlarged 35mm negatives, but I
haven't done pinhole or any other type of photography in ages :-( , last
image I did was for a workshop I gave back in Nov/2001, the negative was a
35mm format size PAPER NEGATIVE taped inside this ugly camera:
http://members.rogers.com/penate/cameras/14f.jpg (a disposable modified
camera) and then enlarged/cropped to 6x6", here is the result:
http://members.rogers.com/penate/doll6x6.jpg (the negative is shown at a
greater magnification, than the 6x6" print itself). I'd call that a fair
minus result, but bear in mind the original was a 35mm paper negative. This
other example made back in 1996, is from a 35mm film negative using the same
ugly camera above and enlarging it to about 8x10":
http://members.rogers.com/penate/fire.html , I'd call that a fair plus to
good result, obviously I am not talking about artistic merits but whether
the image "falls apart" or not after enlarging it. The pinhole size, btw,
was "optimum" for the focal length of that camera.

Guillermo
Received on Thu Oct 3 00:26:43 2002