Like any art form, pinhole photography offers some unique images and a very slow paced peaceful experience. Would you also say, why waste your time with film when digital cameras are plentiful and no film or development costs are necessary? As a film photographer I really appreciate my medium format cameras and enjoy using them and the images they produce. I thoroughly enjoy using my pinhole camera and appreciate the ethereal images it produces. Pinhole photography is just another art form and way of self expression in the world of photography that isn’t possible any other way.
My photographic journey dates back to1971 and after making the transition to digital around 2004 I made the transition back to film in 2020 and find it to be more artistically enjoyable and gratifying, I really enjoy the various film cameras I'm currently using and especially the pinhole camera which I started using about a year ago. I agree, it definitely offers another avenue of self expression.
@@fasphoto My story is very similar. I bought my first 35mm camera back in 1970. I couldn’t afford medium format at the time so I really focused on 35mm. I transitioned to digital cameras in the 2004 but came back to film a couple of years ago. I picked up some medium format cameras and have not bothered with 35mm because I was chained to the format when I was younger due to costs. I recently picked up a 6x6 pinhole camera and have enjoyed it so much that I think my medium format lens cameras are kind of jealous! But I enjoy all my film cameras and since I only shoot black and white I am able to develop at home. Developing is another part of the process I enjoy. It’s great to see so many young people picking up film photography and exploring it. I hope they will ensure film is around for the foreseeable future. Film is so honest and has the “soul” that digital lacks. Nothing more honest than an image hitting the light sensitive film. It beats the image algorithms programmed in places like Cupertino!
I was interested until I saw the $425 price tag with the filter. It’s the most expensive 6x6 I’ve seen, although I haven’t seen them all. As a pinhole film camera owner I have to say I actually found the images too sharp and not looking at all like the typical ethereal pinhole images that I so enjoy. I would respectively say the price point is just too steep and approaching classic medium format camera prices. I do wish Kingpin much success as it’s nice to have a US company in the pinhole business.
Do you see much difference between Kentmere 100 and FP4? I really don’t see much difference especially if you aren’t zooming in as if with a microscope. The price difference is significant and I can’t justify the higher price for the FP4.
They probably are very similar, I shot a roll of each under the same lighting conditions. I felt that the Kentmere negs. had a slight bit more contrast - the negs. were slightly denser. I did rate each film at box speed. I think the reason though was that I developed both rolls as FP4 in Rodinal 1:25 for 8 minutes - I use the R09 version which recommends 8 minutes for HP5 and FP4 at 68 degrees for dilution 1:25. I searched the Masive Dev. Chart and there is only developing data for Kentmere 100 at 1:50 and did not want to develop the film for longer than 8 minutes. I think if I had rated it at 125 instead of 100 they probably would have turned out very similar and being medium format I didn’t really notice a significant difference in the grain.
@@fasphoto I use Rodinal 1:100 semi stand a total of 1 hour 15 minutes for all my pinhole photography so far. It makes up for any issues I created when coming up with exposure times. John Finch in Scotland and his Pictorial Planet UA-cam channel has a great comparison between Rodinal ratios. He also has one upcoming with semi stand. This guy has forgotten more than I’ll ever know regarding film photography. He’s a great resource.
With such long exposures, you can't call it "shooting". Over a 100 year a wide variety of lenses were made to focus the light, each glass worth exploring, having its own characteristics and providing beautiful images. Why waste your time with pinhole for development times are a guess?
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As always, great photos!
Thank you so much James😊
Fantastic results!!! Great to see some classic Jersey pix!!!
Thanks so much Brian
AWESOME! We appreciate you greatly. Thanks for the beautiful images once again.
Love this camera and the photos it takes. The TLR design is so cool.
I'm ready to order! When can I send my money 🤣
Great shots Frank!
Thank you so much I greatly appreciate it.
New subscriber. So happy I found your channel. Nice photos. I am going to check out Kingpin Cameras.
Thank you so much.
Like any art form, pinhole photography offers some unique images and a very slow paced peaceful experience. Would you also say, why waste your time with film when digital cameras are plentiful and no film or development costs are necessary? As a film photographer I really appreciate my medium format cameras and enjoy using them and the images they produce. I thoroughly enjoy using my pinhole camera and appreciate the ethereal images it produces. Pinhole photography is just another art form and way of self expression in the world of photography that isn’t possible any other way.
My photographic journey dates back to1971 and after making the transition to digital around 2004 I made the transition back to film in 2020 and find it to be more artistically enjoyable and gratifying, I really enjoy the various film cameras I'm currently using and especially the pinhole camera which I started using about a year ago. I agree, it definitely offers another avenue of self expression.
@@fasphoto My story is very similar. I bought my first 35mm camera back in 1970. I couldn’t afford medium format at the time so I really focused on 35mm. I transitioned to digital cameras in the 2004 but came back to film a couple of years ago. I picked up some medium format cameras and have not bothered with 35mm because I was chained to the format when I was younger due to costs. I recently picked up a 6x6 pinhole camera and have enjoyed it so much that I think my medium format lens cameras are kind of jealous! But I enjoy all my film cameras and since I only shoot black and white I am able to develop at home. Developing is another part of the process I enjoy. It’s great to see so many young people picking up film photography and exploring it. I hope they will ensure film is around for the foreseeable future. Film is so honest and has the “soul” that digital lacks. Nothing more honest than an image hitting the light sensitive film. It beats the image algorithms programmed in places like Cupertino!
@@baggerrider8073 Yes indeed, let's hope the young folks keep this going. So far they seem to be doing a great job.
I was interested until I saw the $425 price tag with the filter. It’s the most expensive 6x6 I’ve seen, although I haven’t seen them all. As a pinhole film camera owner I have to say I actually found the images too sharp and not looking at all like the typical ethereal pinhole images that I so enjoy. I would respectively say the price point is just too steep and approaching classic medium format camera prices. I do wish Kingpin much success as it’s nice to have a US company in the pinhole business.
Would love to own but not for 399 bones lol. Sick though.
Do you see much difference between Kentmere 100 and FP4? I really don’t see much difference especially if you aren’t zooming in as if with a microscope. The price difference is significant and I can’t justify the higher price for the FP4.
They probably are very similar, I shot a roll of each under the same lighting conditions. I felt that the Kentmere negs. had a slight bit more contrast - the negs. were slightly denser. I did rate each film at box speed. I think the reason though was that I developed both rolls as FP4 in Rodinal 1:25 for 8 minutes - I use the R09 version which recommends 8 minutes for HP5 and FP4 at 68 degrees for dilution 1:25. I searched the Masive Dev. Chart and there is only developing data for Kentmere 100 at 1:50 and did not want to develop the film for longer than 8 minutes. I think if I had rated it at 125 instead of 100 they probably would have turned out very similar and being medium format I didn’t really notice a significant difference in the grain.
@@fasphoto I use Rodinal 1:100 semi stand a total of 1 hour 15 minutes for all my pinhole photography so far. It makes up for any issues I created when coming up with exposure times. John Finch in Scotland and his Pictorial Planet UA-cam channel has a great comparison between Rodinal ratios. He also has one upcoming with semi stand. This guy has forgotten more than I’ll ever know regarding film photography. He’s a great resource.
@@baggerrider8073 Thanks, I will check out his channel.
With such long exposures, you can't call it "shooting". Over a 100 year a wide variety of lenses were made to focus the light, each glass worth exploring, having its own characteristics and providing beautiful images. Why waste your time with pinhole for development times are a guess?