holgamods have added the Mamiya 645 mount to their existing range of pinhole body caps, which now includes Canon EOS, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, and Kiev 60 & 88/Pentacon 6/Exakta 66. Check them out at holgamods!
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Tom Persinger writes:
f295 is pleased to announce registration information for the The f295 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes on Friday 27 April 2007. The registration for the lectures and round-table discussion will be handled by Conference and Event Services at Carnegie Mellon University.
We’re offering an early bird, discounted registration rate of $100 […]
Pinhole camera manufacturer EightBanners have an insanely useful set of reference photos of the same scene, made with various arrangements of multiple pinhole apertures, slit apertures, and combinations of both. Want to know what result a pinhole plus a slit will produce? Look no further!
The samples a part of a set of 15 apertures they […]
Photographer Matt Callow writes:
The pinhole workshop I ran last summer for teens was such a success that the library has invited me back to run another one, though this time for adults.
This time, instead of using paint cans and paper negatives, we’re going to make our cameras using matchboxes and 35mm film (based on Alspix’s […]
I posted the other day about Roger Cline’s instructions for making perfect pinholes and zone plates using graphic arts film, which is totally sweet on its own. Repeatable and perfect pinholes? YES!
But wait! There’s more! I just realized that Cline’s method is a huge boon for people who shoot digital. It’s easy and cheap enough […]
The current issue of Ag magazine features "an illustrated essay by Tom Persinger [of the f295 Pinhole & DIY Photography fora] on the aesthetics of lensless photography", including work by Hans Brinkman, Mary Donato, Chris Ellinger, Carl Radford, and myself.
Ag, "the international journal of photographic art & practice" is published quarterly in the UK and […]
Johnny McMillan is curating a group show of Holga work by Ireland-based photographers. It will open 22 February, 2007, at Monster Truck Studio and Gallery in Dublin.
Email submissions (max. 5 JPGs) to info@johnnymcmillan.com no later than Tuesday, 30 January, 2007. (Direct all enquiries to the same address.) Photos made with modified Holgas, including PinHolgas, are […]
The not-for-profit Zoom In Photography School are having a pinhole workshop at their location in Clapham. Their course prospectus begins:
The Pinhole Photography course is a fun way to learn and demystify the mechanics of your camera. Deliberately structured to help you understand your own camera better but also providing essential skills in those who wish […]
Continue reading...I’ve put together an index of film codes/edge markings, data sheets links, available formats, large format notch codes, and more, for every photographic film in production that I could find info for.
Continue reading...Instructions have just been posted for the following Holga modifications:
PinHolga, how to convert a Holga into a pinhole camera
Cable release
Flocking to cut down on internal reflections
Paul Williamson’s Squarefrog Holga site is quickly becoming the one-stop shop for Holga information, check it out!
