Re: polaroid pinhole.

Very easy to do. Get one of the plastic (non-folding) pack film
cameras. (Check out the information at The Land List at
http://www.rwhirled.com/landlist/landhome.htm for info on the various
models.) Make sure that you don't get one of the models that takes only
the square pack film (type 88 film, models include "Square Shooter" and
"Electric Zip") since the type 669 film that you need for transfers
isn't available in that size. (Models I have used include "Super Color
II" and "Minute Maker".)

Here's the real easy part: Take a screw driver and pry off the lens.
 Just stick the screw driver under the edge of the focusing ring and pry
hard -- you WANT to break it. The lens assembly is just glued on and it
will break at the glue joint. Mount your pinhole over the opening and
you are done.

(The other option is to use a hack saw to cut off the entire front of
the camera at whatever length you want for a 'wide angle' pinhole. You
then have to glue an opaque front "lens" mount, perhaps with a real
shutter, on to the front. This is effective, but much more work...)

In theory, if you mount a pinhole over the lens of the exposure sensor
you can make the auto-exposure system function for the new "lens." I
believe that you would need to experiment with that pinhole size to get
it to work properly; I haven't tried that. The other, simpler, way to
get the shutter to work for you is to put a piece of opaque tape over
the light sensor. As long as you hold the shutter button down, the
shutter will stay open, allowing you to time your own exposures. You
will need to install batteries for the shutter to work -- without power
the shutter does not open at all.

I have found that using a zone plate and 3000 speed film with the
exposure system set at 80 speed, the exposure is correct (and I can hand
hold the camera). The 3000 speed b&w film can't be used for transfers,
though. Your exposures with color film will be long enough that you
will need to arrange some way of mounting the camera on a tripod or
other support. Unfortunately, none of the plastic pack film Polaroid
cameras have a tripod mount built in.

Mike Vande Bunt

BenDuross@aol.com wrote:

>Dear All
>I was wondering if could help me.
>I want to do polaroid transfers, and want to know if anyone knows a cheap an effective way to make a polaroid pinhole camera that can do this.
>Cheers
>Ben
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Received on Sat Dec 14 11:59:58 2002