8x10 Pinhole Possibilities

[david_vanmeter]

I had a notion that I could make a pinhole "lens" for my 8x10 camera. Does anyone have any experience with this or recommendations that would save me a lot of headaches. Also, what are the possibilities for using shifts, tilts, etc.?

Thanks folks, you are a wealth of info!

[ed b.]

I have made a whole series of pinholes to use on my 8x10. You can

make them out of brass shim stock, available at hobby shops. I have

instructions for making such pinholes on my site at

http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Pinhole/pinhole.html. Shifts and

tilts aren't usually necessary (because the pinhole has nearly

infinite depth of field) but it occurs to me that you might get some

interesting effects just the same. Hmmm. Anyway, my Links page also

has some links to useful pinhole sites.

[pat_krentz]

What I did for my Graphflex was make a cardboard lensboard and

then mounted a pinhole to the lens board, as you move the bellows

forward and back the effective apeture changes also, and you still

have all the movements. Also you can remove the lens from your

shutter and put in a cardboard mounted pinhole and then you can use

the T and B setting on the shutter, a little easier than using a

cap. There is a pinhole site that has all the apeture and f/stop

information. Pat

[jon_grepstad1]

You will find the information you need about pinhole photography here:

http://home.online.no/~gjon/pinhole.htm

[bob_moulton]

Calumet Photographic sells rather inexpensive sets of pinholes that

you may be able to adapt easily to your 8x10. That is less fun than

making your own, but...

Bob

[scott walton]

http://home.netcom.com/~lfratkin/Exposure.html some interesting stuff

Scott

[jon_grepstad1]

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