Re: camera swap

You can get 35mm ot 120 folding cameras from Ebay for a few dollars. Why
reinvent the winding mechanism or spend a lot of time on a cheap piese of
plastic? Old Retinas are gems that will go cheap if the lens is no good. In
fact I have several folders that I would donate to anyone that needs one.
Richard Heather
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Flagg" <cflagg4@mchsi.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:27 AM
Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] camera swap

> Mike,
> One suggestion I have might be able solve your dilemma. I have made
several
> converted pinhole cameras out of broken or cheap garage sale 35mm cameras.
> We have a thrift shop near us that often has $.50 cameras. All I care is
> that I can hopefully keep the winding function working so I get frame
> advance at least by depressing the shutter button and be able to wind.
> I think I might have one or two left at school that I would be willing to
> send you one to convert to pinhole if that would help? What little 4x5 or
> larger that I have attempted I have used tin cans like candy cans, popcorn
> cans that are that size or larger.
> I know a while back Marcy Merrill had some "brown" pinhole cameras she was
> converting and selling I think pretty cheaply.
> If you are interested in a possible free one contact me offline and I will
> check availability right away.
> Take Care,
> Chuck Flagg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
> [mailto:owner-pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org]On Behalf Of Michael Healy
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:13 AM
> To: pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
> Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] camera swap
>
>
> Chris, I'm interested too. To piggyback on Jean's questions, tho, I'm
> wondering about
> format. When I do pinhole, I shoot 4x5, 8x10, and 7x17. I'm sorry to say
> that I've never
> done any pinhole in 120, and my only experiment with 35mm was when I taped
a
> pinhole over my Pentax LX. I don't think I'm going to be mailing that to
> anybody. My only
> handmade pinhole camera was fashioned (thanks to Stuart's suggestion last
> year) from
> a box that once housed 25 sheets of 4x5 Kodak E64 tungsten! I'd be happy
to
> work with
> 120 or 35mm, but it might involve tearing up my virgin Diana. So who's
going
> to stick to
> 35mm, who's going to go 120, who's a polaroid maestro?
>
> Mike Healy
>
>
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