Author Topic: Worldwide Pinhole Day (Read 23484 times)

astrobeck · « **on:** January 29, 2013, 06:20:53 AM »

It's April 28th 2013!

http://www.pinholeday.org/

I'm building a 5 x 7 for the occasion!

Andrej K · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2013, 10:04:06 AM »

Thanks for sharing / reminding! So finally I have a deadline to finish my 18x24 (cm,not inch

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jojonas~ · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2013, 02:48:36 PM »

WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

_{translation: by my honour, I shall not miss it this year.}

LT · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2013, 03:15:11 PM »

I'll be partaking again. Just having a think about locations.

Becky - does your photo-hike event still take place?

Info Red · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:03:20 PM »

Excellent! Thanks for the reminder - I built several cigar box, altoids tin, and paint can cameras this fall, and they are all ready for the celebration!

Mark

astrobeck · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:43:31 PM »

Quote from: Leon on January 29, 2013, 03:15:11 PM

I'll be partaking again. Just having a think about locations.

Becky - does your photo-hike event still take place?

Leon,
I'm going to help out with a pinhole workshop in New Mexico this year....still working out details, but I'll post them here when finalized.

Hope I haven't bit off more than I can comfortably chew.

Francois · « **Reply #6 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:30:55 PM »

I still have a few pinholes I have never tried... it's probably the best occasion to try them out.

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:38:19 PM »

I am marking it on my calendar! I think this will be my fourth year being part of this adventure!

gothamtomato · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2013, 07:24:40 PM »

We'll be having an Pinhole Photo Walk again this year at the Event Space. Last year we went to Bryant Park and had Tom Persinger as a guest speaker. We had a nice turnout and a great time.

As soon as well decide what this one will be I'll post the info here and hopefully those of you in the New York area will be able to join us.

Chris A Fraser · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2013, 07:54:24 PM »

Marked on the calendar. Plenty of time to sort out a location and camera.

Nigel · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2013, 08:44:42 PM »

Wow, is it really that time already.

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #11 on:** January 29, 2013, 09:39:23 PM »

And it's a Sunday. I might not miss it this time.

LEAFotography · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2013, 10:35:54 PM »

Thanks for the advance notice!

Enough time to have a second try at a decent hole for my 35mm convert, and adapt a few boxes for 5x4inch sheets!

Miles · « **Reply #13 on:** January 29, 2013, 11:42:13 PM »

My 23rd Wedding Anniversary, I'm sure my long suffering spouse would love to see my arsing about with the Zero and the Titan ...

jojonas~ · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2013, 07:02:39 AM »

dammit checked at home and I miiight be busy with relatives over. I'll have to be sure to prepare a camera in good time for the occasion!
Miles: go for it!!

but seriously, if one has plans already, it can be a way to record the occasion

Francois · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2013, 02:37:05 PM »

I can just imagine family shots done with a pinhole: can you please hold still for say... 15 minutes. I need a bit of quiet time to concentrate on my exposure...

tani.P · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2013, 07:10:59 PM »

Woo! Fun.

I haven't used a pinhole yet, but I'm really fond of color medium format square pinhole shots. Any suggestions for cameras to pick up? I'm not against repurposing an old camera or building from scratch. People tell me it's simple but I just haven't taken the plunge yet....

astrobeck · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2013, 09:26:07 PM »

A Holga is probably one of the cheapest and easiest cams to re-purpose.

Just take the lens and square lens holder part off, slap on a piece of aluminum from a soda, beer, etc. can put a tiny hole in it and you're pretty much good to go.
Black tape for a shutter. I've attached a photo of one I hacked last year.

Half the fun of pinhole day is making a camera for it. You've got lots of time to build and experiment before showtime arrives.

Many of us at FW have built cameras. Let us know if we can help, and be sure to show us what you come up with.

Edit!
If you send me your address I"ll send you a Holga body that already has the lens off that you can modify for pinhole if you want it.

tani.P · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2013, 09:38:56 PM »

Love the form factor of a lensless Holga! Great idea. I may take you up on that Holga body...

jojonas~ · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2013, 06:49:53 AM »

Quote from: tani.P on January 30, 2013, 09:38:56 PM

Love the form factor of a lensless Holga! Great idea. I may take you up on that Holga body...

go for it! it looks great

gothamtomato · « **Reply #20 on:** February 01, 2013, 12:42:44 AM »

Quote from: Miles on January 29, 2013, 11:42:13 PM

My 23rd Wedding Anniversary, I'm sure my long suffering spouse would love to see my arsing about with the Zero and the Titan ...

My new goal: Find a way to use "arsing about" in conversation.

Francois · « **Reply #21 on:** February 01, 2013, 02:58:06 PM »

LOL

astrobeck · « **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2013, 11:13:03 PM »

bump....

Is everyone ready???

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2013, 08:45:43 AM »

No, still no Harman Titan 8x10 in the house. But the print drum and the 8x10 film holders are here

jojonas~ · « **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2013, 10:06:44 AM »

some problems but it's not like I only have one pinhole camera

anything I need to think of when spooling film from a 120 roll to those 620 spools?

Francois · « **Reply #25 on:** March 06, 2013, 02:53:13 PM »

I still got some time to hatch something...
I think I'm going to try to do a bit overkill on this one... maybe build a special toy if I can find the time

astrobeck · « **Reply #26 on:** March 06, 2013, 04:55:27 PM »

Quote from: jojonas~ on March 06, 2013, 10:06:44 AM

some problems but it's not like I only have one pinhole camera

anything I need to think of when spooling film from a 120 roll to those 620 spools?

Just steady as you go on the re-spooling. I seem to wind mine on too tight sometimes and then have a little bump at the end of the film under the paper backing, but it hasn't caused any problems so far.

Nigel · « **Reply #27 on:** March 06, 2013, 08:10:41 PM »

Quote

A Holga is probably one of the cheapest and easiest cams to re-purpose.

Just take the lens and square lens holder part off, slap on a piece of aluminum from a soda, beer, etc. can put a tiny hole in it and you're pretty much good to go.
Black tape for a shutter. I've attached a photo of one I hacked last year.

Oh, I now have a spare Holga body I could use ......

LEAFotography · « **Reply #28 on:** March 06, 2013, 08:24:59 PM »

I'm going to drive holes through a plastic DVD case, front and back, and through the top side of a plastic video case, black them out internally, tape them together and use a 1inch square piece of aluminium can for the pinhole. I'm going to project light through the dvd layer, and video layer onto humble film, and be happy with that...

Francois · « **Reply #29 on:** March 06, 2013, 09:58:44 PM »

And if you do it right, you'll get nice moving pictures on the film!

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #30 on:** March 06, 2013, 10:55:25 PM »

I have a pinhole lens board for my Tachihara, so I'll shoot it something on instant film with that. Shall we do a gallery to celebrate, or is there somewhere official where we have to post our efforts?

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astrobeck · « **Reply #31 on:** March 06, 2013, 11:15:04 PM »

I'm all for our own gallery here at FW.

You can upload to the WWPD site, but if you've been there, then you know it's quite extensive and LOTS of pinholers have photos there. Pages and pages to sort through....
It's easy to get lost in the fray.
So if we could have a gallery, or just a dedicated thread for pinhole day pix, I'm for that.

LEAFotography · « **Reply #32 on:** March 06, 2013, 11:31:05 PM »

Quote from: Francois on March 06, 2013, 09:58:44 PM

And if you do it right, you'll get nice moving pictures on the film!

Haha! I know I'm mixing my media, shamelessly, and trashing perfectly sound dvd/video cases some might opine, but with the depth I can just about get a 4inch diameter image on a 5x4 film sheet...I'd only need to take 24 images, scan and shrink them to fit an animated gif, and bob's yer uncle, pinhole timelapseotography

tani.P · « **Reply #33 on:** March 07, 2013, 12:56:38 AM »

Speaking of...here's one from my first ever roll with a pinhole camera! The aforementioned lensless Holga astrobeck so nicely sent my way. Not terribly sharp (did I make the hole too big, or is this all camera shake?) but I'm very happy I got all 12 exposure to come out:

Pinhole Bridge by tani.P, on Flickr

ambaker · « **Reply #34 on:** March 07, 2013, 03:12:21 AM »

Quote from: jojonas~ on March 06, 2013, 10:06:44 AM

some problems but it's not like I only have one pinhole camera

anything I need to think of when spooling film from a 120 roll to those 620 spools?

1. Remember to do it in the dark, or a changing bag. :wink:

2. The film will shift slightly when you roll it back on the 620 spool, due to the changing diameter. Be ready to relocate the tape at the start of the film, as you near the finish, or you will get a wrinkle that in some cams can cause feeding issues. Best to have a spare bit of tape handy. Sometimes the tape pulls some paper fibers with it, and it can not be as sticky.

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sapata · « **Reply #35 on:** March 07, 2013, 03:29:23 AM »

Years ago I made a pinhole camera out of a broken Beirette... I called the camera "Pinrette"

jojonas~ · « **Reply #36 on:** March 07, 2013, 05:44:27 AM »

sapata: that's witty

ed & becky: +1 on going gallery on this~

Quote from: ambaker on March 07, 2013, 03:12:21 AM

Quote from: jojonas~ on March 06, 2013, 10:06:44 AM
some problems but it's not like I only have one pinhole camera

anything I need to think of when spooling film from a 120 roll to those 620 spools?

1. Remember to do it in the dark, or a changing bag. :wink:

2. The film will shift slightly when you roll it back on the 620 spool, due to the changing diameter. Be ready to relocate the tape at the start of the film, as you near the finish, or you will get a wrinkle that in some cams can cause feeding issues. Best to have a spare bit of tape handy. Sometimes the tape pulls some paper fibers with it, and it can not be as sticky.

Thanks! I'll be sure to have some tape ready for when I do this.
if I rememer correctly, fuji films have a high sticky after removal rate (I remember using the same tape to put two rolls together and develop two 120 rolls on one film spool)

Rafael Morales · « **Reply #37 on:** March 12, 2013, 06:30:49 PM »

The Arghole by commieflex, on Flickr
Working on it. I think I made a good pinhole. The rangefinder on this is camera is off and the lens is pretty nasty. Perfect candidate to pinhole. I will need a tripod and a way to share the photos soon. But for now I can experiment with this. I used a pin and some sandpaper to clean up the hole a little bit. It's my first. $:-\$

astrobeck · « **Reply #38 on:** March 12, 2013, 08:09:26 PM »

Sapata and Rafael, these look great!

It's always a good thing when you can re-purpose a camera that has died.

I'm really anxious for pinhole day to get here!

Francois · « **Reply #39 on:** March 12, 2013, 08:25:38 PM »

Quote from: Rafael Morales on March 12, 2013, 06:30:49 PM

The rangefinder on this is camera is off and the lens is pretty nasty.

With the bricks, you have to adjust the rangefinder by hand before you put in the coupling gear. Also, the lenses are reported to give a swirling bokeh...

Rafael Morales · « **Reply #40 on:** March 13, 2013, 02:53:46 AM »

I can fix it later. I have been gathering bricks and fixing then for awhile now. At last count I have 11. Only one of them is a real basket case.

not the one below.

Brick by commieflex, on Flickr
Can you spot it?

Francois · « **Reply #41 on:** March 13, 2013, 05:11:26 PM »

No rangefinder coupling gear?

That must be an old one.

The story of the brick is a pretty strange one. The older model cameras could be sent back to the company for an upgrade offered at a low cost. If only companies still did that!

Rafael Morales · « **Reply #42 on:** March 13, 2013, 06:33:57 PM »

This one is a "C" from 1938. There are earlier ones with an "f/s" shutter speed button. The rangefinder is uncoupled and there is no flash contacts. I found this at a camera seller at a flea market. I only got it because it was cheap. I guess we both though this camera was just a c-3.

gothamtomato · « **Reply #43 on:** March 19, 2013, 08:32:23 PM »

We're doing a pinhole photowalk again this year for Worldwide Poinhole Day, here in NYC. Here are the details:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/eventDetails.jsp/id/1519

Deborah

astrobeck · « **Reply #44 on:** March 27, 2013, 05:13:22 AM »

bumping this up again since it's just a bit over a month away!

jojonas~ · « **Reply #45 on:** March 27, 2013, 12:16:38 PM »

yeah, I better get cracking on finding another 620 spool! :O

Francois · « **Reply #46 on:** March 27, 2013, 02:37:49 PM »

And I better start building $:-\$

Adam Doe · « **Reply #47 on:** March 27, 2013, 05:33:07 PM »

I'm currently working on pinholing a Zorki-4 aka The Zorkhole-4. The first attempt, Zorkhole-4 Mach 1, was with a pinhole created in brass shim with a #10 sewing needle. The results from the first test roll were terribly out of focus but a partial success as no light leaks were in evidence and exposure looked good. Hopefully with Mach 2 and a new pinhole I shall have better results. I want to have The Zorkhole-4 ready for WWPD.

astrobeck · « **Reply #48 on:** March 27, 2013, 06:11:27 PM »

my latest build was over the weekend.
I made a box out of scrap plywood to take 2.25 x 3.25 filmholders.

the first test came out okay...
Harman Direct positive paper exposed for 75 seconds then sloshed in caffenol for 4 minutes...

Jack Johnson · « **Reply #49 on:** March 28, 2013, 05:05:52 AM »

Nice, Becky!

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