Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You won't even have to worry about the sun burning a whole in the shutter curtains with the lens cap off. And, by using an M body, you have a viewfinder you can see through. By my calculations from the sunny 16 rule, with f 128, you can handhold it at about 1/50 in daylight with TMAX 3200, and get the nostalgic grain effect at the same time! Of course, that would be about 1/15 sec. in Portland ;-) Tom S. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Pinhole photos thru body cap? > Tom Schofield wrote: > > > > The focal length of the body-cap pinhole device is, obviously, dependent on > > lens flange to film plane distance, which is about 30mm for the M mount > > version, and the SLR models are longer focal length. So, if you are looking > > for the traditional wide angle pinhole look, the M version is the way to go. > > > > Tom S. > > > I looked it up at calumet and my credit card is half out of my wallet. > A lenscap which shoots picture! > That that's what i call a pancake! > > > Mark Rabiner > to be continued.... > > > Portland, Oregon > USA > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/