Re: pinhole telephoto

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From: Darryl Baird (dbaird@umflint.edu)
Date: 12/17/02-09:38:59 PM Z


Joe wrote:

>In terms of pinhole cameras, I believe the limiting factor on whether the camera is actually a "wide angle," etc., has to do with the thickness of the pinhole shim. You could drill a small hole in a 1/4" thick piece of aluminum to use on a camera, but that pinhole would have a very narrow angle of view compared to the identical diameter hole drilled into a piece of aluminum foil, regardless of the focal distance of the camera.
>

Wow this is very interesting, can you and anyone else pick up on this
idea. I'm working on a new design for a polaroid pinhole camera that I
want to control the circle of confusion to be very "round" on the
negative. (PPN 665).

thanks

btw, what a great thread folks...

Darryl


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