Re: Making pinholes without a darkroom?

Malin Fabbri wrote:
> The polaroid suggestions may be a good alternative... I guess I
> somehow would have to fit a polaroid backing to the camera? Does
> anyone have any practical suggestions on how to do this? Where to
> get the polaroid backing, which one to get? But then I end up with
> the polaroid snapshot look on the photographs, right?

There are two ways of doing this. You could convert a Polaroid camera
to pinhole. Lots of people have written about doing this with garage
sale cameras. Or you could use a Polaroid 545 (discontinued, but
available used), 545i or 545Pro film holder on any camera that can use
4x5 sheet film holders.

Polaroid Type 55PN is used with the 545 series holders and produces
either a positive print, or a negative. The print has a speed of
about 50 and the negative has a speed of about 25. The film is
processed by rollers in the film holder. If you want to keep the
negative you have to clear it in a solution of sodium sulfite (mixing
instructions come with the film, and the chemical is readily available
at places that sell this film). You develop and clear the film in
daylight.

A Type 55 negative is much sharper than a Polaroid print.

-- 
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reynolds@panix.com              |  the important thing is to understand 
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