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astrobeck

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hey, look what I made!
« on: July 26, 2013, 05:31:15 PM »
I've been working on this 8 x 10 pinhole box for a couple of weekends and have gotten to the final stages of completion.

It's an f/264 and I'll use paper negatives in it.

Anyway, here it is.
I decided to put an elephant on it since they seem to be "slow and thoughtful" creatures and pinhole photography is similar in nature.
Enjoy!


P.S. the artwork is freehand and done with Sharpies.
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charles binns

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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2013, 05:53:11 PM »
Brilliant!!  Look forward to seeing the results.
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2013, 05:54:24 PM »
my husband just named it the "Pinholelephant"...
I always name my cameras...I know, dorky, but hey, I'm a dork!
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2013, 06:02:40 PM »
You could just call it Nelly!
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2013, 06:11:43 PM »
Looks fantastic!
I expect a lot of people will ask you what you are doing when you take this camera out  :)
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2013, 09:00:35 PM »
This is so cute!
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2013, 09:34:02 PM »
Love the boots!!!

What a terrific design, too.  Really looking forward to seeing some photos from the Pinelephenolio...

Mark
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2013, 09:42:57 PM »
I agree. Love the boots!
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2013, 10:44:46 PM »
That's one cool camera! Nice thing about an elephant 8x10 pinhole camera is that it's small enough to put in your trunk .... !!

I've made some very nice images with 8x10 pinhole on paper negatives, looking forward to seeing first light.

~Joe
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2013, 11:43:22 PM »
...purrrrrfection. You rock, Ms Astro!
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2013, 09:12:08 AM »
Great for candid photography too.  You wouldn't exactly blend in but no one would think it was a camera!
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2013, 12:10:20 PM »
Indeed I have been following Becky's posts regarding this beast on FB. Can't wait to see the results.
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hey, look what I made!
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2013, 12:22:37 PM »
Looks very cool Becky. Any chance of a side on view?
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2013, 03:38:58 PM »
My friend the Beckster..quite the talent!
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2013, 04:09:54 PM »
thank you all so much!
I had fun making it! 
Moiz- here's a backside view with the filmholder in it for you...
The box is about 4.75 inches deep.
Currently, it is snug enough for the filmholder to sit in without any clips, but after a few uses it will be sloppy and I'll need to make permanent clips to keep the filmholder from falling out of place.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2013, 04:11:57 PM by astrobeck »
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2013, 08:17:05 PM »
Wow, that's great! The sort of camera that might get folks coming up close to look at the elephant if you're in a populated area. Lovely lasting signature of yours too! Looking forward to seeing some images from this one :D
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Re: hey, look what I made!
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2013, 02:53:26 AM »
An elephant wearing cowboy boots? Now I've seen it all! You're definitely going to get some curious passers-by sticking their faces in the pinhole. Awesome work!
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