Another Solargraph image from a pinhole camera made out of a baked bean tin, this camera was left out on the moors above Greenbooth Reservoir for 11 weeks.

This modified camera had a smaller pinhole (0.372 mm) than the previous version (see post from 27th December) and the smaller pinhole has definitely optimised image sharpness. It (along with the little stone placed on top of the camera) succeeded in Ietting in less rain so this image isn't water damaged like the last one was.

Now that the camera needs no more modifications it's time to leave a few out for 6 months, from the spring to autumn equinox to record the strong summer sun trails.

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Water Damaged Solargraph

Another Solargraph image from a pinhole camera made out of a baked bean tin, this camera was left out on the moors above Greenbooth Reservoir for 10 weeks.

I already knew (after calculating the ideal pin hole size for the bean can after the last attempt) that this image would be blurred like the one I collected after 5 weeks, but unfortunately due to the recent storms it was also water damaged as water had worked its way into the can.

The new modified camera that replaces this one has a smaller pinhole of 0.372 mm which should optimise sharpness.... And hopefully Iet in less rain.

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3rd Attempt At Sun Trails With A Homemade Pinhole Camera

1st Image - final inverted digital scan
2nd image - the black & white photographic paper

This camera was a pinhole camera made out of a baked bean tin, the previous ones were made out of thinner coke cans. The camera was left out on the moors above Greenbooth Reservoir for 5 weeks.

Quite happy with the sun trails but the image is not as sharp as the previous ones from the coke can cameras, it appears this is due to the pin hole being larger on the bean cans (it was drilled rather than using a pin). After calculating the ideal size for the bean can (see equations) it appears the hole needs to be reduced from 0.5 mm to 0.372 mm to optimise sharpness.


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3D Printing For My Photography Projects - By Andrea Bevacqua

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Learn how to use the Diana F+ for pinhole photography! Including how to set up your camera and how to calculate exposure times.

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No viewfinder, no LCD, no lenses. How does Sharon Harris make such haunting black and white images using pinhole cameras?

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My name is Oliver, I am 34 years old and have been a keen photographer and inventor my life so far, taking after my Dad Harry New who invented the Nova Vertical slot processor back in the 1980's which our company Novacrylics Engineering continued to manufacture for 40 years. I have now invented a product of my own: Pinsta, pinhole camera and mini-enlarger which develops prints internally meaning prints can be made, at home, out camping, on the bus and without any further investment in darkroom equipment... But before I get to that, a little bit of background as to why I am so happy to bringing a product like Pinsta to market.

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Two main factors determine how a pinhole camera “sees” – that is, whether its angle of view is wide, normal or tele. The first is the sensor size (throughout this post I’ll use ‘sensor’ as a general term for any photosensitive surface, including film, paper or digital sensor). The second is the focal distance (the distance from the pinhole to the sensor). These three variables – angle of view, sensor size, focal distance – are interrelated. In this post, I’ll explain in basic terms (no complex maths) how these variables affect one another. But mainly, I want to share a Excel calculator which I made to help with pinhole design – along with photo samples, to show that it works. So what does this calculator do? Essentially, you can enter any two variables into the calculator, and it will tell you the third. Let’s say you have a box which is 8cm wide (this being the focal distance). And you to load it with 4×5″ sheets of paper or film. The calculator will tell you that the angle of view will be similar to that of a 21mm lens on a full-frame camera – that is, pretty wide. Another example. […]

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Developing A Modular Pinhole Camera - By Nils Aksnes

I started making pinhole cameras for the same reason I imagine many people do - because I could! They are deceptively simple objects - after all it’s just a box with a hole in it, right! Regardless, they are capable of producing beautifully complex images. In my early experiments I used what I could find around me - matchboxes, bits of ducting and even felted sheep’s wool. Alongside this, and armed with my trusty Ondu 135, I was learning how to produce the kind of images I wanted using pinhole cameras. I began to understand that I wanted more flexibility to shape my camera to my ideas. After a brief diversion into creating an underwater pinhole camera (that’s another story) I set to work designing a camera which could change and adapt to new ideas.

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