Here is my entry taken on April 26, 2009. Canon XTi
If you see another number photo than 789 come up try refreshing. There are three photos named Playground and it seems to be occasionally causing the wrong one to appear.
Playground
April 26, 2009
My Pinhole Day Entry
April 16, 2009
World Wide Pinhole Day 2009
April 26, 2009
Blow the dust off your old pinhole camera, buy one, borrow one, build one. Time is running short.
April 4, 2009
The New Pinhole Project Is Complete
The pinhole is mounted in the M42 lens body to be used via an M42 to EOS adapter on my Canon XTi. There is about 20mm of focus movement available. A few test shots with ASA 1600 and a rainy day indicate that the focus range looks good. The proof will come when we get some Sun.
This again, is for the upcoming Pinhole Day 2009 on April 26, 2009.
CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER ADAPTER INFORMATION ON MY BLOG
CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER PINHOLE INFORMATION ON MY BLOG
March 31, 2009
Kodak Bimat Lens Is Finally Mounted and New Pinhole Lens Almost Done
It took longer than anticipated due to my midstream change to using a bellows for future mounting of old lenses to my Canon XTi.
The original method I was using involved purchasing an old lens, then removing all the optics, then getting the focal length set correctly, then taking the optics out of the old lens, and mounting the old optics. This was very time consuming.
Now I have a M42 screw type bellows mounted to the XTi via a focus confirming adapter (soon to be replaced with one of the new custom settings version). Then all that is needed is to directly glue the lens to an M42 screw type macro tube. Then screw on the lens to the bellows and shoot. Much easier and cheaper. As a bonus the lens is not harmed except for the glue used in the mounting.
Today I have finished the old M42 135mm mount for the pinhole project. All that is left is a quick visit to Mr Pinhole’s Website to get the dimension for the pinhole itself and then just get it mounted to try it out. I hope to be able to use this for Pinhole Day 2009.
Photos will follow when the Sun comes out (sometime in June I believe).
March 15, 2009
Pinhole Update
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Since I have been ‘collecting’ quite a few M42 135mm lenses to use as ‘host bodies’ with the various old Kodak lenses, I find myself with an ‘extra’. I am going to put a pinhole holder inside on the helical focusing section. This will allow me to easily use various size pinholes at different focal lengths with my Canon XTi. The dismal body cap pinhole images I have gotten after several tries at pinhole sizing are making me rethink how best to use a DSLR and a pinhole. I am going to make sure that I use the RAW format in an attempt to circumvent the JPG software gremlin inside.
The very best images from any of my pinhole cameras come from the Yashica A conversion. I am fairly sure this is due to the twin lens system it has. I am able to focus and frame the shot with the top lens. I feel that since both lenses move on the same platform and both lenses are very close to the same distance from the film plane, that the focus does actually work. Using this premise, I will build the above mentioned lens for use on the DSLR’s.
With the upcoming Pinhole Day 2009 on April 26, 2009, I have a month to build and experiment with the concept. How to make the changeable holder for the pinholes seems to be the toughest part of the project.
This pinhole project and putting the Kodak Bimat lens in a 135mm host body are on the ‘to do’ list today.
March 3, 2009
Pinhole Day 2009 Coming Soon
Pinhole Day 2009 is coming soon. On April 26, 2009 thousands of pinholes will be used to capture images from all over the world and then uploaded to the main website. Visit the website and see the entries from years past. Everything from matchboxes using film to super high tech digital cameras are used. Certainly you can get something to use in the next two months (from this posting date).
September 21, 2008
Pinhole Day 2009
According to the Pinhole Day website > www.pinholeday.org < each year Pinhole Day is on the last Sunday in April which will make it April 26, 2009.
Time to start planning ahead !
Quick synopsis of Pinhole Day – the day that all participants take image(s) and upload to the website. All uploads will then be put in a gallery. The Pinhole Day galleries for past years (2001-2008) are available for perusal. It is amazing to see the images from all over the world, taken with all sorts of cameras, all within the same 24 hour period.
Take time to look at the galleries for the past years. I make a bookmark of the last image I have looked at and then start in the same place when I again have the time.
I will put a clickable link within the Web list Widget to the right.
As soon as I get a few images sorted out, I will make some pages up to hold them, after all, I am trying to have a PhotoBlog here. LOL
Edit/Update at 9:30PM – I added a page with some of the images from the stereo pinhole camera.
