November - Pinhole and Zone Plate Side Challenge

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

11/13/2008 02:01:46 PM · #1

Originally posted by tpbremer:

Any troubles accumulating sensor dust in your pinhole exposures?... I want to try this, but I only have one Dslr and I don't want to mess it up with pinhole exposures.

I've had the pinhole on my cam all month and not noticed any increase in dust and, tbh the hole is so small I doubt anything would get in (I have a small bit of lintless cloth taped over the hole when not in use (and often forget to remove it lol).

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

11/13/2008 02:01:21 PM · #2

Originally posted by tpbremer:

Any troubles accumulating sensor dust in your pinhole exposures?... I want to try this, but I only have one Dslr and I don't want to mess it up with pinhole exposures.

I hated that about my older pinhole experiments too. Then I got this "no-dust" version and I use my pinhole cap a lot more now. [FYI I pointed this link to the Nikon body cap, since you have a Nikon, but Canon users have an option too - just click on the "Digital Pinhole Body Caps" link on the left].

The upshot is that you will collect more dust with a regular pinhole, so you have to decide how much you want to spend on cleaning your sensor. Good news is that cleaning your sensor really isn't that perilous or difficult, with the right tools.

tpbremer

Nikon D80

11/13/2008 01:51:06 PM · #3

Any troubles accumulating sensor dust in your pinhole exposures?... I want to try this, but I only have one Dslr and I don't want to mess it up with pinhole exposures.

Ecce_Signum

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

11/11/2008 06:36:00 PM · #4

Gentle bump, have just submitted my day 11 shot in this thread. And, if you have never tried pinhole photography you should, I'm seeing things differently now and whilst I ~~doubt~~ know we will ever see a dpc ribbon for a pinhole shot its damn good fun! Well, maybe we will see a ribbon as I'm considering entering the Masters challenge with a pinhole shot lol.

If anybody is interested just found the site that made my pinhole, they will etch a pinhole lens to your black body cap, looks like the price has gone up to £25 mind you! linky

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon

11/03/2008 01:49:12 PM · #5

yay! glad to have you on board! get thee to the image posting thread (linked a couple of posts previous) when you're ready! looking forward to it...

RKT

Canon EOS-60D

11/03/2008 01:37:52 PM · #6

Karen, I want to play...been traveling and will start posting in about a week or so when I get back home. Pinhole/zoneplate is something I haven't tried yet so I'm looking forward to this.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

10/31/2008 11:58:46 PM · #7

I tried with a piece of film held against my lens, but I don't think it worked, :-(

I will be watching the image thread though. :-)

10/31/2008 11:53:37 PM · #8

Post your images here!

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

10/31/2008 10:38:23 PM · #9

The only requirement is that the shot be taken via pinhole or zone plate. What you do after that is up to you. There is no such thing as "illegal" editing in this side challenge.

pointandshoot

Canon EOS-10D

10/31/2008 08:35:47 PM · #10

Karen, for this SC is it legal to use textures and composites - if everything is done with a pinhole?

freakin_hilarious

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/31/2008 03:17:49 PM · #11

That is an awesome shot.

10/31/2008 03:11:15 PM · #12

pinhole Stonehenge

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/31/2008 02:52:44 PM · #13

yes, lensless photography has a tendency to reveal such things...that's a pretty big cloning job you have there!

freakin_hilarious

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

10/31/2008 02:34:06 PM · #14

I was just checking a pinhole shot last night, and my sensor looks to be in about the same condition. Yikes!

Ecce_Signum

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

10/31/2008 02:14:20 PM · #15

Am thinking I should sort this before trying any pinhole shots! Its 100% crop of a recent shot and am somewhat suprised as I (thought) I took care changing lenses and alsway switch the cam off whilst changing.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

10/30/2008 10:47:36 PM · #16

Welcome aboard!

BlueZamia

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

10/30/2008 10:46:46 PM · #17

I'm in while the weather holds. Once it gets cold I might not be so amused. Or I could develop a taste for indoor photography. Will see.

10/30/2008 10:34:54 PM · #18

Little more than 24 hours to go before we get this puppy rolling! Any more people want to hop on board?

10/29/2008 05:17:42 PM · #19

More pinhole goodness here and here.

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

10/29/2008 01:37:22 PM · #20

Some more pinhole images for inspiration.

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

10/29/2008 01:01:56 PM · #21

Originally posted by pointandshoot:

Originally posted by Mephisto:
yikes! and i haven't done anything about getting a decent shot for the FS! (sorry for highjacking the thread) but thanks deb for reminding me there's only a couple days left...

Christoph, enter a pinhole shot in the FS and try to beat Karen's highest DPC score for a len-less shot:

Or beat the highest pinhole score ever (by xianart):

haha, i didn't even know we could add the "costum made pinhole/zone plate" from the lens data base! lol

and no i guess i'll safe this idea for the next "soft focus" or "blurry mess" challenge...;)

10/29/2008 12:51:31 PM · #22

Here's a recent article on a pinhole photographer.

I like the article author's phrase "smudged focus" - much better than "blurry". ;)