Re: Has anyone tried this paper pinholecamera?

Yes, it was Olpe for sure.
Camera-kits made by Peter Olpe, a Swiss professor, who also wrote some books on the subject.
He made two commercial camera-kits, fully assembled they take ordinary 120-rolls of film. One is for 6x6, the other for 6x9.
I have them both... but never tried to assemble them!?
A shame... I guess I should be doing it now.

This is either the 6x9-model, or a good replica:
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_prod.php?cat_id=&pid=1000000291

The 6x6-model is slightly more wide-angled.

/peter wiklund, stockholm

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Mike Vande Bunt <Mike.VandeBunt@mixcom.com>
Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:15:49 -0600

>I believe the name was Olpe, as the camera was designed by a Professor
>Olpe. (I also think the camera may be in the third edition of Renner's
>Pinhole Photography.
>
>Mike Vande Bunt
>
>
>Pinhole Blender wrote:
>
>>The picture from Freestyles web page is funny. Whoever shot this didn't
>>understand the winding system. The winding knobs are on upside down,
>>http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_prod.php?cat_id=2203&pid=1000000291
>>If I remember right, this design was originally from a swiss firm called
>>Opke and they leased the design to Beseler.
>>
>>Chris
>>--
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>>>-------- Original Message --------
>>>Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Has anyone tried this paper pinhole
>>>camera?
>>>From: Brian Reynolds <reynolds@panix.com>
>>>Date: Mon, March 21, 2005 9:20 am
>>>To: pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
>>>
>>>George L Smyth wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have never found success with 35mm pinhole, as the format just
>>>>does not work for me. I am wondering if there is something similar
>>>>availabe in the 120 format (I may still go ahead and buy another
>>>>Holga to convert).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Beseler sold a cardboard 6x9 pinhole kit a few years ago. I think
>>>Ilford may also have sold the kit. It came with a 120 roll of Ilford
>>>film.
>>>
>>>I see that Freestyle Photo nows sells this kit with their Arista.EDU
>>>400 B&W film.
>>>
>>><URL:http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_prod.php?cat_id=2203&pid=1000000291>
>>>
>>>I build one when they first came out. It's an OK camera with some
>>>interesting construction details. The film winding knobs are half of
>>>a 120 spool with a metal tab in the slot to mate it to the film spool
>>>for winding. The shutter could be accidently opened, so I used a
>>>rubber band to keep it closed. It is a bit light weight and is easily
>>>buffed by the wind. It doesn't have quite the same fit and finish of
>>>the Zero Imaging 6x9 Multi-Format. :)
>>>
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