Re: New site pinhole

Well, now that I've seen both approaches, I can see good reasons for
doing it either way: either more separation, or more overlap. I'm not at
all convinced that one is better than the other, they're just different
ways to approach the same problem. Maybe I'll make two cameras, one of
each, or something in between. Thanks all,
Katharine

Jan Kapoor wrote:
>
> Hi--
>
> The HexCamera I built is based on this proportion, but I was simply
> lucky to stumble onto the right size hexagonal box that would work with
> a cylinder made from a small oatmeal container. You can see the camera
> and some images at http://www.jankapoor.net/HexCamera.html.
>
> I would say go ahead with what you are doing; you might be pleasantly
> surprised! At least you will add to your pinhole knowledge.
>
> Happy pinholing--
>
> Jan
>
> Katharine Thayer wrote:
>
> >Did someone just say that to get a seamless image with a circular
> >camera, the focal length should be at least the radius of the inner
> >circle? I thought I just saw that, and now I can't find it.
> >
> >If this is true, then I'm going to need to abandon the camera I'm in the
> >middle of building and start over, so I hope someone will confirm this.
> >I was going by the formula that says that the image circle=focal length
> >x 3.5, so thought I was in good shape, but my focal length is only half
> >the radius of the inner circle.
> >
> >(I can't see the images that were being referred to in the lost post,
> >because the site doesn't like my browser and though I can access the
> >main page okay, if I click on any of the links all I get is a blank
> >grey page.)
> >Katharine Thayer
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Received on Mon Dec 20 19:11:21 2004