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.

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

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.

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is April 27,2014 Here are the links to various sized WPPD posters.Here are the links to various sized WPPD posters. Please use these links to obtain downloadable posters that you can print and use to promote WPPD in your area.

WPPD is a great event for anyone interested in photography. It gets us all back into the basics of light and image capture. It also allows us to realize the interest in a simple technique that captures thousands across the globe.

Pinhole by its nature will never be as sharp as a lens image. However, there are factors, which can produce sharper or softer results.

Images taken with a Zone Sieve are soft and diffused compared to a normal pinhole result. But they also have focused details.