Embracing Imperfection ~ Holga Pinhole Lens on a Sony a6000

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2018
  • Something slightly different today! I try a pinhole lens on my Sony a6000 and embrace the imperfection of this little lens.
    You can find this lens on eBay:
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 44

  • @aows
    @aows  5 років тому

    I've been wanting to do some pinhole work for a long time, but I was afraid of the cost. Experimenting with film can get very costly. That's why I got so excited and couldn't resist buying this pinhole lens for my Sony camera. Have you shot pinhole before? Share links to your images! I'd love to see them.

    • @javibttero6145
      @javibttero6145 5 років тому +1

      Son las imperfecciones las que hacen única la belleza.
      Buen video y grandes fotos, Adrián!! 👏👏👏

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому +1

      Muchas gracias, Javi!

  • @Stay_Super
    @Stay_Super 5 років тому +2

    Your work on this one is superb bro!!! All I can say is it is awesome. The dog enjoyed your company. Cute dog indeed. More videos like this will be a killer.

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Thank you! There will be more, for sure :)

  • @PhilippWeimer
    @PhilippWeimer 5 років тому +2

    The b-rolls in your videos are getting better and better! and you're right, it is a cute nice dog :)

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Thank you! Yeah, she was very sweet :)

  • @FotodioxInc
    @FotodioxInc 2 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @discoverBR
    @discoverBR 5 років тому +2

    Really enjoyed your editing and presentation style!

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Glad you liked it, thank you for watching!

  • @ricjohns545
    @ricjohns545 2 роки тому

    I took a Pin Hole shot when I first got into photography. I used a shoe
    box and with an actual pin hole and a piece of tape to cover, uncover and cover the hole again. The shot came out pretty good.

  • @tastybread69420
    @tastybread69420 5 років тому +1

    I really like the new out of the box thinking that you do right now. Pushing the film all the way andnow this? Really good stuff! 👌

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому +1

      Thanks, I'm glad you are liking the videos :)

  • @jakobolszewski6034
    @jakobolszewski6034 5 років тому +2

    Another method to use pinhole on a digital camera is a “pinhole slice” mounted on a rear element of the lens. Between the lens and the sensor. That helps to avoid dust on the sensor and the picturese are generally more sharp. I saw some of such pinholes for different lenses on eBay for very affordable price

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      That's a good idea, I'll look those up. Thanks, Jakob!

  • @mesires1
    @mesires1 5 років тому +1

    OK, I was viewing all your videos in your youtube channel from the first to this latest one and I reached "ground zero" today :) all videos seen and I look forward to the new ones.

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Whoa, that was a lot of videos! Pretty impressive :D

  • @RorySinn
    @RorySinn 5 років тому

    Haha, that dog was so funny. "Hey, stop filming, pet me, give me attention!"

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому +1

      Yes haha, it was a very cute dog.

  • @mikegindling4236
    @mikegindling4236 5 років тому +1

    I just got my pinhole lens through Ebay. I will use it on the a6500. This weekend I will go out and test it. Good luck with yours.

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Hope you enjoy it, Mike!

  • @LightsOnMultiMediaMindArts
    @LightsOnMultiMediaMindArts 3 роки тому

    I've shot a fair number of film and digital pinhole photos. Thingyfy makes a high quality pinhole "lens" for Sony and other cameras, but twice the price of the Holga. Also Lensbaby a few years back made a pinhole element for their lens mounts, which might be found on eBay. I much prefer pinhole film over digital. To my eye digital pinhole is blurry. Film is soft but less blurry somehow. There's a gray smokey quality that I enjoy. A couple of tips: with film especially it helps to make certain your camera is level since you have no way to determine exactly what's in frame. Use a bubble level. Also, don't be afraid to post process pinhole images like you would any other image. You don't want to lose the pinhole characteristics, but at the same time if a little Photoshop can help, then why not? I often use Topaz AI Sharpen in Focus mode to bring back detail. Used subtly it's amazing at what it can do.

  • @legionchef
    @legionchef 5 років тому +1

    Cool stuff!

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Thanks!

  • @fitover67
    @fitover67 3 роки тому

    After 15 years I've return back to digital pinhole photography using a dustless pinhole body cap for my sony cameras. Well, it's fun! Here are my first images from that project: marekphotodesign.com/digital-pinhole-photography-sony-a7r3-camera/

  • @SeeSawMassacre
    @SeeSawMassacre 3 роки тому

    Lol, I like to imagine someone from the past seeing this- recording video that is sharper than real life on a telephone, and taking pictures through a pinhole. I really like the effect of the lens, and i'm surprised you got so many great pictures with that lack of sharpness. I guess pinhole stuff needs to be exposed on some kind of larger format to look crisper, but the eerie look really suits some of those photos.

  • @bobsyeruncle4841
    @bobsyeruncle4841 5 років тому +2

    the video section was incredibly creepy really excellent overall feeling of dread brrrrrrrrrr :)

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Hehe, a little bit!

  • @j.s.9832
    @j.s.9832 5 років тому +1

    Currently I'm experimenting with a modified Agfa Clack and a laser drilled 0.3mm pinhole. The aperture is about 225. The cost was the equivalent of less than $ 10. The camera is loaded with a Pan F. Wrong film at this season, because the light is currently not sufficient for a calculable exposure due to the reciprocity law failure respectively the Schwarzschild effect. So I do not have any results yet. The Pinhole Video is a nice idea and great.

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Pan F is such a beautiful film stock. I just find it really hard to shoot because it's so slow, can't image with a pinhole haha. I hope you can get another film, or get some light to shoot that Agfa. Good luck!

  • @josephbergel5234
    @josephbergel5234 5 років тому +1

    Probably making your own, and attaching it with a camera body cap will give much better results ... I’m sure there some youtube people out there with videos explaining what I’m talking about along with a way to get smaller f-stops too ... or any ND filter add ons ....
    Cheers !

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      I made one this summer using a body cap and it works just fine. But since the cap has an actual hole in it, I thought that dust or even water could get in and damage the sensor, that's why I decided to purchase one. After seeing the build quality, though, I think it's not any safer... oh well!

  • @jetlag1488
    @jetlag1488 3 роки тому

    Why are flares and sensor dust negatives? When you're using a pinhole, imperfection is kinda the point.

  • @Ben-pp1ws
    @Ben-pp1ws 5 років тому +1

    Watched this as I’m about to sleep, thanks for the nightmares

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Oh no! Sorry about that, Ben 😅

  •  5 років тому

    What's the soundtrack? It's interesting. Also, unsettling.

  • @josebainakielorriagaarriet2066
    @josebainakielorriagaarriet2066 5 років тому +2

    Sabes la historia esa de cuando Sara Montiel hacía películas del far west exigía que en sus primeros planos hubiera una media en el Objetivo?,se supone que para suavizarle las arrugas.Pues en ese objetivo hay un calcetín.Que haya flares no me molestaría tanto,si hasta hay técnicas de photoshop que te los crean,pero que no haya nada enfocado no va conmigo,si siempre estoy dudando de mi vistas para enfocar manualmente .Puede que valga para hacer fotos de ensoñaciones,(te venden plugins para crear retratos a lo David Hamilton con Bilitis,p.e.) o retratar a la Sara Montiel del siglo xxl ,j,j,j,j,j,j,j,j

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому +2

      En este hay dos o tres calcetines jaja. Entendible lo de no gustarte que no haya nada enfocado, es muy particular y no vale para todas las situaciones. Pero quien sabe, al ser tan pequeño y ligero, lo voy a dejar en mi mochila y algún día llegará el momento de usarlo :)

  • @StuartHerrington
    @StuartHerrington 5 років тому +2

    You know you can drill a hole in a spare body cap for £2 and get the "same result" - or similar pinhole photography.

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Yup! I did that, but I was afraid dust would get in since there's a real, physical hole. That's why I decided to purchase this one, but I wasn't expecting the poor build. I guess I'll just have to deal with the dust :)

    • @dankspangle
      @dankspangle 5 років тому

      Cut a largish hole in a body cap, tape foil over the hole and make a pinhole in the foil - it's easier to get a super-small, regular hole in foil than in a body cap. Tape or glue an old uv filter to the body cap if going somewhere super dusty.

  • @ivvitan
    @ivvitan 5 років тому +1

    Creepy footage...

  • @jingimage1108
    @jingimage1108 5 років тому +2

    the video is very creep for sure

    • @aows
      @aows  5 років тому

      Haha, a bit :)