For a given pin hole size, the image gets bigger, dimmer and softer as you
increase its distance from the film. If you want a big image go for a very small
pinhole and a long exposure. You can't really tell from looking in the
viewfinder how sharp it is, you need to wait for the print.
A way of making a very small is to use a metal workers dot punch to make a deep
mark in a piece of aluminium, then carefully file away the reverse side until a
small hole appears.
The sharpness of the image is probably dominated by diffraction effects so ther
is a limit to the sharpness that can be acheived.
Chris
Jim Caldwell wrote:
> And here I thought I was having a flash of genius! I had also thought about
> punching multiple holes in the foil - and even drilling a hole in the body
> cap (if I can locate another at a decent price). It appears to me that the
> image in the viewfinder is a bit soft - but it's so dim, it's hard to tell.
> DId you notice a softness in the images you produced?
>
> Jim Caldwell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "drchrisbarrett" <drchrisbarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jamesfc@xxxxxxx>; "Olympus List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 1:04 PM
> Subject: Zuiko f/45 pinhole lens
>
> > Jim Caldwell wrote:
> > "If it works, I'll see if Olympus will license the zuiko name to me (The
> > Zuiko f/45 pinhole lens!! - EXREMELY rare!!!) Also - the angle of view
> > seemed about the same as a 50mm.
> > Am I crazy - or what???"
> > Not at all.
> > I tried this some years ago in my pre-Olympus phase (on a Zenith E). Try
> > making mulitple pin holes, and take images of light bulbs, the moon,
> > street lights - anything, any arrangement of holes.
> >
> > Try extending the pin hole on cardboard tube (or bellows if you have
> > one). This gives an effectively longer focal length, although at the
> > expense of resolution.
> >
> > Also, try putting the foil with pinholes across the front of the lens,
> > in place of the filter. You'll need longer exposures as less light gets
> > in than with a fully open lens. It produces quite interesting effects in
> > the out of focus areas of the image, particularly if the background
> > contains high lights such as reflection off water, or lights.
> >
> > Chris
> > Malvern, UK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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