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Pinhole Experiment

Postby Smurph on Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:29 pm

Have been doing a lot of reading about making a pinhole lens using a bodycap. Thought I'd share the results here, obvioulsy they aren't perfect, but I think they aren't too bad for a first try :).

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Re: Pinhole Experiment

Postby Glen on Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:30 pm

Nice work Smurph :D
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Re: Pinhole Experiment

Postby CraigVTR on Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:02 pm

They have a real old world feel to them. It also looks like a plague of dust bunnies. :)
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Re: Pinhole Experiment

Postby Smurph on Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:40 pm

CraigVTR wrote:... It also looks like a plague of dust bunnies. :)


Yeah lol. I left them in there for two reasons, 1) I thought it would make it look like a more 'authentic' old photo, and 2) I couldn't be arsed cloning them all out. (Yes, I'm slack! :P )
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Re: Pinhole Experiment

Postby Nigell on Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:02 pm

Of those I would say my fave is the first one. The softness is something that I think gives pinhole images an ethereal quality which I quite like. Been doing a far bit of pinholing myself of late. Having a great time with it. I think you missed slightly with the hole position, hence the vignetting.
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Re: Pinhole Experiment

Postby Viz on Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:05 am

I like it. It is pretty funny that we have come this far with everything like 12,14,16 bit AD and AWB and awesome asperical lenses with physics-defying coatings... and yet we still have loads of fun with something that is very, very old. I am looking forward to getting a drill press in a few weeks to do similar stuff.
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