I'm gonna make one over the summer - which
starts officially in 3 weeks when my exams
are over! I'm gonna follow your instructions,
but I've never made a pinhole before &
don't know how to make the pinhole bit. :S
I'm finally pulling pieces together for my
matchbox pinhole together! I pestered a guy
in the boots in Ipswich for an empty 35mm
film. He had to go through the rubbish for
one! Oops!
Do you do your own developing/printing? Or,
since you seem to be from near me, do you go
to a photolab? If so, which one?
I do my own developing most of the time. I
haven't used any local photolabs for many
years. I usually just scan the negs myself
without printing. For colour print film, the
developing process is exactly the same so it
shouldn't matter where you get the film
developed. If you need prints, it might be
worth going back to Boots. If the guy was
willing to go through the bins for you, he
might take some care when sorting out the
prints where possible (frame spacings etc
won't be what the machines are used to).
Thanks. I might just get them developed to
start off with then talk it through with the
boots guy, or someone in snappy snaps.
Alternatively, there is a nice place in
Norwich (*shudder*) that I get my film stuff
done at during term time. They tend to be
quite helpful & not phased by anything
out of the ordinary.
Woop felixstowe........ As a digital
photographer with an very expensive digital
SLR, you have to just sometimes be amazed at
what you can shoot with a £5 hand built
camera.
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fh , kycamlewis, tyelaine, seriykotik1970, and 28 other people added this photo to their favorites.
fitzhughfella (50 months ago | reply)
nice pinhole
kycamlewis (50 months ago | reply)
That a rather decent matchbox you have there!!
Jason Webber (50 months ago | reply)
excellent shot.
formica (50 months ago | reply)
great signage.
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seriykotik1970 (49 months ago | reply)
Exceptionally sharp and a great angle. A really 1950s freel to this.
alspix (49 months ago | reply)
cheers!
victor|bonomi (47 months ago | reply)
Very nice pinhole photo!!
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Andrew Culture (47 months ago | reply)
ha ha, I love the tag 'felixstowe photography cliches'.
lovebirds & seahorses (37 months ago | reply)
Felixstowe! Whoo yeah! :p Not sure how many people would say that for Felixstowe but hey... (I'm from Ipswich)
I really wanna try making this matchbox pinhole!
alspix (37 months ago | reply)
Yeah not many people from Ipswich say it either.
Stop wanting to make a matchbox pinhole - make one! :-)
lovebirds & seahorses (37 months ago | reply)
Hehe.
I'm gonna make one over the summer - which starts officially in 3 weeks when my exams are over! I'm gonna follow your instructions, but I've never made a pinhole before & don't know how to make the pinhole bit. :S
lovebirds & seahorses (35 months ago | reply)
I'm finally pulling pieces together for my matchbox pinhole together! I pestered a guy in the boots in Ipswich for an empty 35mm film. He had to go through the rubbish for one! Oops!
Do you do your own developing/printing? Or, since you seem to be from near me, do you go to a photolab? If so, which one?
alspix (35 months ago | reply)
I do my own developing most of the time. I haven't used any local photolabs for many years. I usually just scan the negs myself without printing. For colour print film, the developing process is exactly the same so it shouldn't matter where you get the film developed. If you need prints, it might be worth going back to Boots. If the guy was willing to go through the bins for you, he might take some care when sorting out the prints where possible (frame spacings etc won't be what the machines are used to).
lovebirds & seahorses (35 months ago | reply)
Thanks. I might just get them developed to start off with then talk it through with the boots guy, or someone in snappy snaps. Alternatively, there is a nice place in Norwich (*shudder*) that I get my film stuff done at during term time. They tend to be quite helpful & not phased by anything out of the ordinary.
Tiago de Caux (34 months ago | reply)
Hey, great photo! I'm thinking about building a pinhole myself, what was the exposure time for that photo?
alspix (34 months ago | reply)
@Tiago de Caux: Can't remember, too long ago!
See www.matchboxpinhole.com for instructions, rough guide to exposure is here
sideshow nob (29 months ago | reply)
A really nice set! Im gonna try this myself!
Found on www.matchboxpinhole.com/index.html
pw1002 (12 months ago | reply)
Woop felixstowe........ As a digital photographer with an very expensive digital SLR, you have to just sometimes be amazed at what you can shoot with a £5 hand built camera.
(Im am from Ipswich!) - Came upon this by chance.