New 4×5 pinhole camera
Just finished building two new pinhole cameras, one which takes standard 4×5″ film holders, and one which takes a 6×7 Horseman roll film back…
Yesterday afternoon I tasted the 4×5″ camera in the backyard, to make sure everything is ok before taking it on the road… our kittens were of course *very* interested in the process…
The camera (including a quick release plate) weights under 200gr instead of the 2400gr of the Speed Graphic (with a pinhole instead of a lens) which I used in last weeks’ outing… a big improvement, if you ask my back… of course it’s way less sturdy, something that’s only evident when pulling/pushing-back-in the dark slides, but hopefully this won’t be a problem with multi-minute exposures…
Here is the camera—and kittens…
And here is the first test shot on pre-flashed Harman direct positive fb paper…
Wow! That image looks very sharp, very impressive.
Thanks Simon… the Harman paper has very good resolution and edge sharpness indeed… I should mention though that I generally add a tiny bit of unsharp mask to the pictures I post online… the pinhole picture had the same amount of U.M. applied to it as the rest of the digitally captured pictures in the post…
This looks really great, and I like the camera design, especially its relative wide angle. As you noted, I don’t think pushing and pulling the darkslide will have any effect, and especially not if you are using a tripod.. I am really looking forward to seeing more of the work!
Thanks Christian
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Not only are the results of your efforts a joy to view, but your process is cool to see, and your documentation of it is choice – love the kitties!
Thanks man!
Oh, and I don’t own a suit either…
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