[MF3D.FORUM:1366] Re: build your own medium format stereo camera, cheap and easy

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

L wrote:

> There is a 6X9 medfrm cardboard pinhole camera kit
> that you can get for around $30.  It is made by
> Besller.  IT is a fun camera, and if you strap it into
> a tripod, it can take sharp pictures from about 2
> inches to infinity.

How sharp?  I've not seen many pinhole photos, but
what I've seen, though it had a large DOF range,
was not at all sharp.  A friend I showed it to
said that was typical of all pinhole shots he'd
seen: very soft, but consistently so over a wide
depth range.  Maybe it's just that neither of us
have seen the best of pinhole photography, but until
I see something dramatically sharper I'll remain
skeptical of how well it would work for MF stereo.

Also, what about exposure times?  Aren't they very long
with pinhole photography?  Seems like you'll be restricted
high speed film (not good for stereo) or to static subjects.
At least until that Provia 400F comes out.

Paul Talbot