Re: "found" cameras

Tom A Lindsay wrote:
> Hello Gordon,
>
> You have a wealth of things to make pinhole cameras around you at this
> very moment. When you finish reading this e-mail, your head will be
> popping with ideas!
> I got onto a morning T.V. show making a pinhole camera from a watermelon!
> So fruit is an idea, but the cameras only last a few days; I haven't
> tried a pumpkin, that would last a while.
> Then there is bread in all sorts of shapes; long loaves, puffy Hawaiian
> breads, Italian ,etc.. I still have a "dinner roll" pinhole cam that I
> made 20 some years ago, and it still works! There are sea shells that can
> be made into cams. There are gum ball containers, film cannisters, duct
> tape rolls ( use the center of the roll for camera space); and the duct
> tape cam sticks to just about any spot, (I've made one). There are ice
> cream cones of differing shapes (made one already), shoe boxes, cigar
> boxes, match boxes, Veggie cams ( the sky's the limit here), Tupperware
> cams; I made a water filled pinhole camera a while back and still have
> that too. Theres all kinds of pots with lids, buckets colanders, and
> other kitchen gizmos. Just remember if you can find a way to make it
> light tight you can make a camera from anything your mind comes up with.
> But I must WARN YOU, making pinhole cameras can become addictive, you
> just have to find something else to try, and it keeps on going and
> going!!!
>
> Have FUN!!!!!
>
> "Keep on Pinholin'",
> Tom Lindsay
Tom,
I'm happy to see you back alive and kicking in the pinhole community :-)
taco
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Received on Fri Jul 14 12:41:52 2006