From: Wayne D (wdewitt@snip.net)
Date: 01/06/01-07:17:52 PM Z
The short answer is no. The distance from the pinhole to the film/paper is
the focal length, the size of the hole is the aperture.
----- Original Message -----
From: <SAMET2@aol.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 2:39 PM
Subject: Pinhole Question?
> Hello Everyone
> This is my first post to the list so please forgive any lack of etiquette
on
> my part.
> I have been making pinhole cameras out of cardboard tubing (basically a
> version of the oatmealbox version) and having a great time with them. All
of
> the sudden everyone
> I know wants to make pinhole cameras, a friend of mine was telling me he
> wanted to make one but wanted to make it square and still get a "wide
angle "
> look to it. He is somewhat knowledgeable about these things and suggested
> that the size of the pin hole is directly related to angle of view. Is
that
> true and if so how does that work?(is larger more wide ect.)
> Thanks
> Sam
>
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