Making a digital pinhole camera

[Jim]

Has anyone here had any experience with shooting with pinhole cameras? I keep looking at different articles about making a pinhole lens for a DSLR camera, and thought about giving it a shot just for the heck of it. Here is a link to someone who tried: http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/a...s_pinhole.html

[Bill Huber]

I saw one on Ebay, it was a body cap with a hole in it for $30.

I do remember I made one when I was a kid, you know the glass plates and all that stuff.... :lol:

Let us know if you do it and I want to see the image, I have thought about it but just have not done it.

[Jim]

I can't force myslef to pay that much for a bod cap with a hole in it. :lol: But making one doesn't look to hard. I'll post them when I shoot one successfully.

[LoungeLizard]

This reminds me of a visit to an eye doctor last year. He "pin holed" my eye with one of those black "paddles" that they use to cover one eye - except it had a bunch of pin holes in it. My vision was PERFECT with that! No lenses - or anything!

That was really a weird feeling - and I immediately remembered the pin hole cameras of the past!

[RubenZamora]

why did the guy use a scapel to make the hole LOL.. WOuld have been better to use a small drill bit :roll:

And seriously, whats the point of this? what is the idea behind pinhole camera

[Bill Huber]

Originally Posted by Jim

I can't force myslef to pay that much for a bod cap with a hole in it. :lol: But making one doesn't look to hard. I'll post them when I shoot one successfully.

But it was a laser cut hole, like that would make a lot of difference....

It just kills me to see what people will sell on Ebay.

[Jim]

Originally Posted by RubenZamora

And seriously, whats the point of this? what is the idea behind pinhole camera

For me, it's just another way to take pictures to see the world in a different way. There really doesn't have to be a point as long as you're having a good time.

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Bill Huber

But it was a laser cut hole, like that would make a lot of difference....

I was going to try the "poking a hole in foil" method to see what happens first.

[RubenZamora]

Originally Posted by Jim

For me, it's just another way to take pictures to see the world in a different way. There really doesn't have to be a point as long as you're having a good time.

sorry if I came off sarcastic. What I meant is, what are the effects of pinhole cameras? is it more wide anglel or what?

[Jim]

A pinhole camera will give you almost an infinite DOF. Most pictures taken with this type of camera/lens will come off as slightly fuzzy (IMO) and shutter speeds have to be more than 1 second (depending on lighting of course) to get a viewable shot.