Possible episode topic suggestion. DIY soft-focus lens for LF using a dollar store magnifying glass and a trip to home depot for some PVC pipe, black tape and a hose clamp. A hacksaw to cut a slot for waterhouse stops and some black card stock for the stops with circles cut to various aperture sizes. You could get fancy and do a work-alike Spencer Port-Land soft-focus design with the cardboard stops out near the front of the lens and the magnifying glass element at the back which would make for a nice soft-focus landscape lens configuration. Paper negatives would work well for demonstration exposures. It would be a good lock down project for some folks to take on.
12:48 really like this tryptych; the slight imperfections along the bottom edges, the uneven way the three frames sit together, the soft tonalities and ghosting, the way the car sits across two frames and the way the right hand frame arrows off into the distance as the eye reads across to it.
Thanks for taking the time to check out the video and leave such a constructive comment on the work! I'm still amazed that this all came from a paint can with strategically placed holes.
Hi Mat. I believe you are supposed to place a piece of circular paper in the bottom of the van to use the anamorphic feature. It would be anamorphic because it gives s straight image, while the curved planes of the other holes produce distortion.
I built an anamorphic pinhole camera a few years ago. Here are a few hints: The camera will capture what's around the center but not what you aim it at. You'll get better results if you put it horizontally (tilt the tripod head 90°) so that you can capture both the ground and the sky. The way you were doing it you were mostly getting the sky. It doesn't work well with round things, so find some straight lines. You might want to measure it and calculate the f/stop yourself (in case Bob simply calculated the hole to film distance as the hole to bottom distance). Hope this helps.
Great point about LF shooters that we sometimes can get too serious (maybe it's all the money and time we spend) but for 99% of this a hobby not a profession, so we are suppose to have fun. Thanks for the pin-hole video. I love the fact that you are really to share your mistakes and your successes. I agree with your assessment of paper negatives. I've only done it a couple of times but it was a PIA working with it. How did you convert the paper negative into a positive?
Thanks Michael! These were simple flatbed scans as I've not done as much in the darkroom with printing paper negatives. I'm always impressed with how well paper holds highlights, even when it appears the area is blown to smithereens.
Friend of mine built a 120 Anamorphic pinhole out of a coconut! Got some wild images on Velvia, definitely worth taking the time to figure it out. The distortions are very interesting when you wrap it around the inside like you did as opposed to placing it at the bottom of the can as has been suggested.
Okay so I wasn't completely off-base in placing it around the can? I've seen folks use round containers for this effect and was thinking that's how this one would work. While shooting, I also tried aiming the camera directly and it was looking off in a very odd direction. The experiments will continue!
@@MatMarrash Yes around the inside works great for panos, a lot of distortion is to be expected though, but it's part of the fun. He had good success sticking the pinhole into things like bushes and places you wouldn't normally as the field of view was so wide - have fun with it! You might have to experiment with how far away from the pinhole you place the paper, he placed it right around the pinhole end rather than at the bottom if I recall correctly. Here's one of his shots. www.flickr.com/photos/markdoxey/39927276480/
Hmm. I never thought about this question before. And I never thought about it when making prints. Does photo paper have reciprocity issues? I guess not, eh?
I think the issue was that you pointed the anamorphic hole staight at the sky. Extrapolating the path of the light from hole to paper, I think you only had blown out bright sky on that exposure. Normally you would point the anamorphic at an angle.
I almost included the paper negatives from a few weekends ago when you were in town! B&W paper negatives are good fun, and if you get bored, try reversal processing them.
Jumping through the video, is there a camera related reason you're wearing gloves and a mask at certain points for certain shots but not others, or is it covid reasons?
Your pre-exposure at 8:42 had an obvious hot spot, your enlarger (?) seems to have issues that will affect all work down with it. You can see those overexposed spots in all three of the trityph images at 12:48.
I have a wood 4x5 pinhole camera that takes standard film holders. I am going to run some paper through it. Will be fun! I love pinhole, don't shoot it enough!
There were plenty of attempts that didn't make the final cut, several of which were aiming directly at a non-sky subject. All came out the same amount of washed out. It may be the pinhole, further testing required. Thanks!
The shutter is stuck in my Holga. So I am trying to figure out how to make a pinhole camera with it. I already tore the lens off it was easy Shocker it is plastic 😜
Possible episode topic suggestion. DIY soft-focus lens for LF using a dollar store magnifying glass and a trip to home depot for some PVC pipe, black tape and a hose clamp. A hacksaw to cut a slot for waterhouse stops and some black card stock for the stops with circles cut to various aperture sizes. You could get fancy and do a work-alike Spencer Port-Land soft-focus design with the cardboard stops out near the front of the lens and the magnifying glass element at the back which would make for a nice soft-focus landscape lens configuration. Paper negatives would work well for demonstration exposures. It would be a good lock down project for some folks to take on.
I second this!
Gregg you've given me everything but the script, I'm LOVING it!
12:48 really like this tryptych; the slight imperfections along the bottom edges, the uneven way the three frames sit together, the soft tonalities and ghosting, the way the car sits across two frames and the way the right hand frame arrows off into the distance as the eye reads across to it.
Thanks for taking the time to check out the video and leave such a constructive comment on the work! I'm still amazed that this all came from a paint can with strategically placed holes.
None of that digital 360 junk. What a clever idea behind that camera!
Achieved legend status, used the paint can. Great work!!!
I felt the joy in these comments seeing that you discovered the first pinhole video and immediately after found this one! A story in two parts. :)
So fascinating, keep up the awesome content! I'm quite new to 4x5 and I've just discovered your channel.
Love using my 4x5 pinhole camera. You’re right Mat, it’s really liberating and easy to use. Super light as well.
Hi Mat. I believe you are supposed to place a piece of circular paper in the bottom of the van to use the anamorphic feature. It would be anamorphic because it gives s straight image, while the curved planes of the other holes produce distortion.
Hmm, I'll have to give it another go in that case!
Loved the triptych. Really interesting changes in the light over the duration of the exposure.
Thanks Richard! It's a very unique look and I suspect there is some carryover from one pinhole to the other.
I built an anamorphic pinhole camera a few years ago. Here are a few hints: The camera will capture what's around the center but not what you aim it at. You'll get better results if you put it horizontally (tilt the tripod head 90°) so that you can capture both the ground and the sky. The way you were doing it you were mostly getting the sky. It doesn't work well with round things, so find some straight lines. You might want to measure it and calculate the f/stop yourself (in case Bob simply calculated the hole to film distance as the hole to bottom distance). Hope this helps.
Thanks Francois, I'll keep plugging away at it, and maybe make a dedicated anamorphic camera!
Great point about LF shooters that we sometimes can get too serious (maybe it's all the money and time we spend) but for 99% of this a hobby not a profession, so we are suppose to have fun. Thanks for the pin-hole video. I love the fact that you are really to share your mistakes and your successes. I agree with your assessment of paper negatives. I've only done it a couple of times but it was a PIA working with it. How did you convert the paper negative into a positive?
Thanks Michael! These were simple flatbed scans as I've not done as much in the darkroom with printing paper negatives. I'm always impressed with how well paper holds highlights, even when it appears the area is blown to smithereens.
Friend of mine built a 120 Anamorphic pinhole out of a coconut! Got some wild images on Velvia, definitely worth taking the time to figure it out. The distortions are very interesting when you wrap it around the inside like you did as opposed to placing it at the bottom of the can as has been suggested.
Okay so I wasn't completely off-base in placing it around the can? I've seen folks use round containers for this effect and was thinking that's how this one would work. While shooting, I also tried aiming the camera directly and it was looking off in a very odd direction. The experiments will continue!
@@MatMarrash Yes around the inside works great for panos, a lot of distortion is to be expected though, but it's part of the fun. He had good success sticking the pinhole into things like bushes and places you wouldn't normally as the field of view was so wide - have fun with it! You might have to experiment with how far away from the pinhole you place the paper, he placed it right around the pinhole end rather than at the bottom if I recall correctly. Here's one of his shots. www.flickr.com/photos/markdoxey/39927276480/
That some mighty hightech stuff. Good job.
I know, right?! This bad boy shoots 12K 16x9 stills, has an 8K 360 mode, and anamorphic. What more could I ask for?
Hmm. I never thought about this question before. And I never thought about it when making prints.
Does photo paper have reciprocity issues?
I guess not, eh?
oh boy - you measure it in clouds and expose in a sunny conditions... 😂😂😂
I think the issue was that you pointed the anamorphic hole staight at the sky. Extrapolating the path of the light from hole to paper, I think you only had blown out bright sky on that exposure. Normally you would point the anamorphic at an angle.
Seeing all this good advice in the comments is precisely the reason there needs to be an LFF meetup/photowalk at some point. Thanks!
Really making me want to shoot some paper negatives, Mat.
I almost included the paper negatives from a few weekends ago when you were in town! B&W paper negatives are good fun, and if you get bored, try reversal processing them.
@@MatMarrash Maybe that's what I'll do during my winter break!
I noticed you snuck that frickin' tree shot in there .....
I think the Anamorphic PinHole was intended to be used INSTEAD of the other three -you have the choice of side shots OR top shots only?
I think so, but now starting to wonder what they would look like exposed all at the same time!
When I first saw the thumbnail; I could have swarn it was Noah from Analog Resurgence.
The glasses were added for the memes but now that you mention it, someone needs to make sure he sees this!
picture quality is astonishing good.
It's recyclables like these that remind me that the creativity has never been in the camera.
@@MatMarrash Your Intrepid isn't recyclable? lol
@@stephan.scharf well it's about to be upcycled to one lucky winner!
Jumping through the video, is there a camera related reason you're wearing gloves and a mask at certain points for certain shots but not others, or is it covid reasons?
Your pre-exposure at 8:42 had an obvious hot spot, your enlarger (?) seems to have issues that will affect all work down with it. You can see those overexposed spots in all three of the trityph images at 12:48.
Matt, just wanted to let you know I appreciate the meme
Thank you Max! This episode was about not taking yourself too seriously, and this was a fitting meme.
I have a wood 4x5 pinhole camera that takes standard film holders. I am going to run some paper through it. Will be fun! I love pinhole, don't shoot it enough!
Pinhole is a refreshing way to shoot large format and not worry as much about the little things. Hope you get some paper into yours soon!
Crap! Missed the giveaway.
And the link for latecomers made me feel like Ralphie. "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine." 😄
(puts away the new LFF decoder rings)
LOL. I loved the episode by the way. I feel like most LF will be out of reach financially for a while, but I can afford a paint can! 😉
The thing with this camera is, you'll get way better results if you use a step ladder instead of a tripod.
The super wide FOV really asks for a higher perspective!
Interesting to shoot pinhole!!!
Always a fun time!
You start to look like the son of Frank Grillo with that beard mat. 🙂 MMA videos coming soon 😆
I'll take that as a compliment! The only thing I could take in the ring is a box of Tri-X.
Awesome
frickin trees
Where can I get one of those cameras?
The camera maker is Bob Grachien, the only contact details I had for him were the phone number he put on his cameras but it doesn't work. :(
Maybe point the anamorphic pinhole at your subject and not the sky?
There were plenty of attempts that didn't make the final cut, several of which were aiming directly at a non-sky subject. All came out the same amount of washed out. It may be the pinhole, further testing required. Thanks!
The shutter is stuck in my Holga. So I am trying to figure out how to make a pinhole camera with it. I already tore the lens off it was easy Shocker it is plastic 😜
Less is more! ;)