Re: cheap 35mm camera

--- "Kawakami, Gregg" <gkawakami1@co.honolulu.hi.us>
wrote:
> What cheap 35mm camera would be ideal to convert
> into a pinhole camera? I
> figure something like the Holga but in a 35mm format
> would be good. What do
> you guys think?

I'm in the middle of converting 6 el-cheapo 35mm
cameras into pinhole cameras for presents. I've been
surprised both at how easy it is to take them apart
and convert them, and at how well they're designed and
built -- much better, in most cases, than the Holga!

I'd say visit a thrift shop, and look for a couple of
those give-away cameras that you get when you
subscribe to a magazine or open a bank account. Buy a
couple -- don't pay more than a couple of bucks each
-- and take a screwdriver to them. The shutters don't
convert to a "time" setting, generally, so I just
remove them and use a lens cap or a flap of black tape
as the shutter.

-- p

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Received on Tue Dec 10 13:40:40 2002