This is the fifth of a number of posts that will be devoted to the construction and the use of my 120 Matchbox Pinhole Camera.

This is the fourth of a number of posts that will be devoted to the construction and the use of such a camera.

The device here is called a String-pod. It can be an effective tool to help steady the camera during most daylight HDR sequences as well as exposure times that are…………

This is the third of a number of posts that will be devoted to the construction and the use of such a camera.

This is the second of a number of posts that will be devoted to the construction and the use of such a camera.

It may be hard for some to imagine that there was a time when snapshot images were produced in the round.

Personally, I find the HOLE idea, (excuse the pun) absolutely amazing. Pinhole is magical in that it requires no sensor, no mechanical parts and no lens. While it is possible to use a pinhole in place of a lens on a digital camera to take pinhole images, a tiny hole in a simple box with a piece of light sensitive material inside is far more impressive.

The only thing I knew at that point was that that a large size matchbox has the same height dimension as a roll of 120 film. I also realized that 120 film which does not have a cassette, would require a much more robust system to make it function in this setup.

Both Pinhole and Zone Plate produce a unique softness that transforms nicely into a digitally ‘painted’ image.

Since Lytro’s introduction, there have been a few other implementations including its latest ability to produce stereo 3D imagery.