Digital Pinhole Cameras

Orio · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 11818 Location: West Emilia

This is a thread to collect your experiments with digital cameras and pinhole photography. Let's provide our digital beasts with pinhole apertures and see what we can come up with!
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LucisPictor · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject:

I have tried something like that.
But my results were real cr&p so far.

I will stay tuned, though...

Carsten
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Orio · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 11818 Location: West Emilia

Maxim · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 230 Location: Poland 52°N 17°E

Today I made a pinhole camera using my E-300, piece of cardboard and alu foil. I haven't experience with pinhole cameras, everything was totally provisional Smile

Results from first hole weren't good. I know, this picture is overexposure Smile

Very low contrast and sharpness:

Second hole was also bad... Poor results:

Third hole was a bit better Smile

Good contrast, but poor sharpness.

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Jesito · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 2081 Location: Sitges, (Spain)

Are you shooting with a tripod?.
The third and fourth ones are very good...

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Maxim · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 230 Location: Poland 52°N 17°E

Yes, I used a tripod and self-timer.
In the photos you can see many dirt spots. When I take pictures with normal lens, this problem doesn't exist Smile

Digital pinhole camera is good for macro with DOF from 0 to infinity (but IMHO the angle of view should be wider). ISO 200, 4 sec:

Interesting results with long exposure, also in sunny afternoon. ISO 200, 10 sec:

I'm going to make better pinhole Smile

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niblue · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

Here's my first attempt at pinhole photography, using a pinhole in a section of aluminium drinks can covering a larger hole drilled in an old body cap.

Pentax K10D, 30s at ISO100
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niblue · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

A few more taken with the same pinhole:

Colour and contrast are fine but sharpness is very poor - I think that means the pinhole is too big.
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Katastrofo · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 4007 Location: Alabama

Hubert, really like that last picture, very unusual but nice effect.

Steve, like the shots of the French press set and hammock detail!

Bill

Orio · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 11818 Location: West Emilia

Well, congratulations. None of my awkward tentatives of doing pinhole with my digital reflex has ever come out so sharp.

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Main Tools:
LENSES: Carl Zeiss, Leitz, Soviet, old Nikkors, others.
DSLR: Canon EOS 5D, 50D. SLR: Contax AX, RX, 167MT; Voigtländer Bessaflex TM; Praktica FX2; Nikon FM2, F70.
RANGEFINDERS: Contax G2, Kiev-4, Voigtlaender Bessa-T, Canonette QL17. MEDIUM FORMAT: Pentacon 6, Zeiss Super Ikonta, Agfa Record II.
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shad309 · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 200 Location: Illinois, USA

New to forum. I did some recently with a DIY conversion (body cap, coffe can metal, needle, hammer, tape, & hot glue...)
you can see them at www.flickr.com/photos/shadarington

Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 14709 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Nice to see you here!
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