No..... I'm not the mad photographer who converted his Nikon digital SLR to a pinhole camera. That would be Curtis. The thing is, it works like a charm. Curtis has upgraded his cardboard tube to a gutted out Sigma zoom lens that fits his bayonet mount, but the thing is, it works. Here is one of his images made over the winter.
Pretty darned neat.
Now if you were to get a body cap, cut a hole in it, and glue on a piece of PVC pipe........ Hmmmmmmmmmmm.........
I remember making a pin-hole camera for Photography class back in highschool.
ReplyDeleteIt worked like a charm... Simple, and effective if you followed the instructions PERFECTLY!!!.
Wife and I had an Ambro-type photo done the REAL way. We lost he photo during a storm when it knocked all the pictures off the shelf. :(
(we had those freaky "zombie eyes" going)
Cool stuff, indead.
The thing is that there is no negative in this pinhole. The image is captured to RAM. Wonder if you can push the image by setting the ISO to other than automatic.
ReplyDeleteMy son did this with just a pin hole in the body cap and it worked fine.
ReplyDeletePS - My son used a heated hypodermic needle, which is readily available to you.
ReplyDeleteThere's somebody on e-bay who sells nicely machined pinholes mounted on lenscaps for various SLR models, at about $30.
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Of course, one look at the setup and you can immediately do it yourself for a lot less (use thin brass for the "lens board"). If you have access to micro-drill bits, you can experiment with different-sized holes.