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

["Don Lopp" <dlopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Chris Schneberger" <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 7:57 AM
Subject: [photo-3d] Re: Moving, and making pin holes, or buying them


> > 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
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