From: Gordon J. Holtslander (holtsg@duke.usask.ca)
Date: 01/22/03-09:43:04 AM Z
Hi:
My cohort made this camera
http://www.members.shaw.ca/rretzlaff/bertha.htm
Something like this would be a good project :)
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Moodie, Jason wrote:
> I have my students use Pringles cans, oatmeal cans, and build from scratch out of black foamcore. I do have students that are more interested in the construction of cameras in our wood arts program. These are the students that I want to build some cameras. I have taught them how to make and fold bellows that they use with their foamcore constructions, but wood would be so much more lasting.
>
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> > From: Alan Bucknam
> > Reply To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:59 AM
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: Primitive Photography
> >
> > Remember, nothing beats the simple, good-old-fashioned oatmeal can
> > pinhole camera, and it takes about 15 minutes to make.
> >
> > It would be interesting to take an old speed-graphic 135-mm lens and
> > try and fit it to a cardboard camera, now that I think about it. your
> > students would get to learn about focal length, circle of good
> > definition, etc. in a very intimate and probably frustrating way ;)
> >
> > although I don't deny a bona-fide wooden camera is probably a lot more
> > engaging to make, and durable. And cool, of course.
> >
> > -Alan Bucknam (another Alan)
> >
> >
> >
>
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