Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I use a III with a 17mm focal length pinhole. The shot at the URL below >was handheld using Delta 3200. RF cameras, or those with auxilary >viewfinders are very handy for pinhole. Very hard to see through a f/180 >hole on a Nikon body cap. An inexpensive way to get into pinhole is to >convert an old Zeiss folder--big negative, shutter speeds, viewfinder, >and you can always turn it back to a lensed camera. > >Howard Wells > >http://home.earthlink.net/~sandwell/pic_4.html that is one hell of a photograph, everybody should check it out. it looks like a diana shot. i don't know if i should be congratulating howard on making a $500 camera look like a $5 camera or simply for making an excellent picture. but in any event, its good. though i should add that you can stick an aux finder on your nikon if you feel like it. AND looking through the lens at your f/180 image you can also make a wire finder that's accurate to the focal length of the camera.... kyle (off to find his pinhole)