[MF3D.FORUM:1369] Re: build your own medium format stereo camera, cheap and easy

["Don Lopp" <dlopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pinhole exposures run from 10 to60 minutes with absolutely no sharpness even
when done by the experts and if the sun is not out , forget it . DON
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Talbot" <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Medium Format 3D Photography" <MF3D.Forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 5:00 PM
Subject: [MF3D.FORUM:1366] Re: build your own medium format stereo camera,
cheap and easy


> 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
>
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