[photo-3d] Re: Moving, and making pin holes, or buying them

[Chris Schneberger <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have seen some pinholes for sale, but they cost to
> much.  I was hoping to get them for just a few
> dollars.  Are there ones that cheap?
> 
> Any suggestions from anyone out there that knows alot
> about pinholes would be great!

Why not just make your own?  I've taught classes in pinhole, and have made
some large format stereo pinhole cameras that are a lot of fun.

All you need is a box painted black on the inside, .001 gauge shim brass
(available at most hardware or hobby stores, a very small drill bit (I use a
#77) with a hand held drill (like an exacto knife), and a roll of black duct
tape (gaffer's tape is best).

Basically, you just make the box light-tight, cut a hole on the "lens" side
and tape in your piece of shim brass which has the hole drilled in it.  Use
the black tape to light proff all seams.  Then you can either expose film or
photo paper in your camera.  If you want to shoot roll film, then you must
make the proper holes and baffles to protect the film.  And for this reason,
you might want to by the Besseler kit just to see how it's constructed.

Chris