Re: building a pinhole camera

George L Smyth (GLSmyth@ari.net)
Tue, 11 Feb 1997 06:38:04 -0500

Catherine Rogers wrote:
>
> 1.the Pinhole Journal, which has a whole issue devoted to how to build a
> pinhole giving specifications for pinhole sizes etc which is a wonderful
> shortcut to the trial and error method for finding the diameter of the hole in
> order to produce the sharpest image - if sharpness is a critical factor that
> is! i can't put my hands on the right issue just now. I'll let you know. the
> first couple of issues discuss pinhole size and sharpness. the Journal is a
> great resource.

Volume 8 # 1.

> Basically, with one exception, I have always simply built a box.
> I have made all my cameras out of marine ply or ply wood

I make mine from black foam core. Super cheap and light - and
disposable.

george

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