Pinhole shots

With the burst of spring and my laryngitis, I found myself in Junee all alone with a beautiful sky and warm weather. What is a girl to do? 

Luckily I had my trusty Vermeer 6x18 and 6x12 pinhole cameras.. So I went roaming.

Whilst out and about, I discovered one little shop open. The little old lady had a few cameras but two were very interesting... One was a 1956 canon Demi EE17 and the other was her own personal Olympus Trip 35. She reduced the price on the Demi and only wanted $10 for the trip. So grabbing cash from the pub, I returned to collect my prizes. What a glorious day. :-)

 

The results of the day next post :-) 

Its been a while

But I have been stil using film, just not as often as I want. :-(
I have been learning a new job, David moved away for his job, then I have been going to funerals, sickness in family and now I have been sick for over a week. My Sickness is Viral Laryngitis so, due to the nature of my job, I can't work. BUT my limbs are fine, so I have been inspired to play with pinholes again to fill in the hours.
OF course Wagga and Junee have no film developing place so I have to wait until my return to work to get to Redfern to have then developed or see if my E-6 chemicals are still good 10 months on. (I Hope so)

In the mean time, I saw this amazing Pinhole from an Agfa Clack on flickr. The Artist is Phot Orel


I have discovered two of my pinholes are winding on incorrectly BUT David's new house has a dark room! Well he calls it a walkin robe but it has the right level shelves an next to a bathroom, so it screams DARKROOM to me. :-)

Solargraphy photos

A week or two behind in my solagraphy project. Solstice has been and gone and I didn't get the cameras down. Well yesterday I did get around to it. One got water into it. :-( But all in all I am happy with the results.

Its been a while between drinks

I have been using my cameras, rarely but when I can. DUe to the inability of my being able to afford commercial processing of any colour film, I dug out my e-6 kits and set about processing some slide film.

 

I finally developed some films from this camera.. the Vermerr 6X18 pinhole camera, I am thrilled with the results.










it takes 4 exposures but two were the same. The other roll from this camera was C-41 so that will have to wait until I can get 4 bottles for C-41 soup.

the Vermeer 4X5 was also a success.. souped in caffenol for 11 minutes



My pinhole clack was less of a success but that was more user failure rather than the camera itself.














I haven't got the f/stop quite right. I was guessing at f/200 but I think its higher.. F/220 or F246, Will try again. The last one was me balancing the camera on the fence post so I moved.

I am enjoying Pinhole as its slow and the panoramic views you get are stunning. I am going to wish for a Zero camera one day but in my new economic situation, it wont happen any time soon.

I'll keep souping at home

WHat did arrive and was very exciting was my 35X 50 pinhole camera. Can't wait to develop its film.

Some fun cameras

I havent had much social time. :-( I have been trying to find the time to soup up E-6 chemicals but PJ day after PJ day has left me flat. I have been menaing to change some canegs too but of course no time for that either.
STILL there are some fun cameras that are waiting for attention.
Life is just too busy for words. Hopefully Monday is the last funeral I have to go to for a very long time. It suxs majorly as the funeral of a baby is the single worse thing in the world. I cry at the thought of it. :-(

Cigar Box Pinhole Camera

Fun with instant film and the Pinhole cigar box

The back of the cigar box

Thsi camera is a lot fo fun. No waiting I can relax and play and see my results. Its is so refreshing. I am not sure of the f stop but I am guessing f180 as my f/200 was overexposed... I will keep playing and get a more acurate aperture.

photo from http://instacanv.as

This is a canvas from the instacanvas company. They do spam a bit with all the emails. But looking at their work, its quite good. I usually use cancas pop and they are on par. Canvas pop has discounts and that sways me in that direction, but Intsacanvas has other artists. If buying my own work, I'll use Canvas pop but if I want the the work of others then I'll happily use instacanvas.

Yashica 126 camera. Bummed about this as I have sold my last 126 catridge

Disappointing that I wasnt paying attention. I would never have bid on a camera that I cant use no matter how cheap. :-( I had its flash and even some bulbs. Very disappointing. I could drill it and bodgy up the cam to use with 135...

Clicks version 1 and 2

Have a click 1 in average-poor condition and a Click 2 in great condition. Thinking of selling these....

Argus C3 version VI Colormatic

Not a new camera just one I need to use the film in it. I need to jut get out and shoot. Shame I cant rememeber what film is in it..

Free Book from Alternativeprocess.com

recycled Impossible project Box. Now a pinhole cam

This is Great! Its a recycled Impose project film box, loaded with BW400cn. I can wait to shoot this.

Cute 135 film pinhole cam

This little cam is great!! It has a magnetic Pinhole and you can change it easily to a zone plate. I have never shot a zone plate, so I may give this a try with a 12 exposure film. The pinhole is f/200. I'll probably load this and shove it in my bag.

Comes with all this and a zone plate

Have some hald made pinhole cams but need the husband's dremmel .......