RE: "found" cameras

Taco you took the very words out of my mouth!!!
Great to hear from you Tom
Talk soon
Cheers
Andy schmitt

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From: owner-pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
[mailto:owner-pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org] On Behalf Of Wolfgang Thoma
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 3:42 PM
To: pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] "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 :-)
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