Questions tagged [pinhole-cameras]
A camera that uses a tiny ("pinhole") aperture in a light screen (flange) as a lens.
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How to calculate the optimal pinhole size?
As far as I've understood, optimal diameter for pinhole size is calculated by formula
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d - the optimal diameter for pinhole
c - constant
f - focal length (distance between pinhole and ...
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Why does depth of field occur?
I wonder why depth of field occur in the first place. This is not a question about what changes the effect/size of field. We all know that.
Aperture, Focal Length, Focus Length (distance to subject), ...
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How properly expose a long exposure in daylight?
I was shooting some lake waves with some nice color in them, and I wanted to do a long exposure to smooth out the wave and color, similar to the effect you see from a long exposure of whitewater or a ...
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Will a pinhole camera work with instant film?
I am making a pinhole camera for a school science fair. Is it possible to use Instax Mini Film instead of the long process of developing photo paper? If so, would I use the same design, and just swap ...
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What's the difference between vignetting and pinhole?
Sometimes people say that a lens has bad vignetting but it looks very similar to the effect of pinhole (darkened edges).
What's the difference?
If someone asked to have a vignetting effect (in PP) ...
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How to take extremely long (multiple month) exposure photos?
Was just going through an article where it was mentioned that Michael Wesely took a photo of a building being destructed and constructed and the shutter was open for 34 months.
How is it possible to ...
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Can a dSLR be safely made into a pinhole camera?
What exactly is pinhole camera? The wikipedia article says
A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens and with a single small aperture — effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in ...
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How can I shoot wide angle zone plate photography?
I like the look that is possible with zone plate photography. I've google around a bit and it seems that pinhole and zone plate photography on a DSLR, especially a crop body DSLR, results in medium ...
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Are there any pinhole "lenses" available from lens manufacturers?
I know that it is possible to make your own pinhole, but do lens manufacturer's make pinhole "lenses" that include aperture data, etc? If so, who makes them?
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DIY pinhole lens' aperture is ƒ00, which can't be changed and pictures turn out mostly black
I just made a pinhole lens for my Canon EOS 1000D (Rebel XS), but now I have no idea what to do next. The bulb-mode is on and ISO is 400. Camera says the aperture is ƒ00, which I can't change. What ...
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Can I combine a pinhole bodycap with macro extension tube to adjust focal length?
I'm interested in trying out a bodycap style pinhole on my DSLR (a Nikon D3300 in my case).
Can I combine this with a macro extension tube to adjust the focal length?
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