[LargeFormat] Re Worldwide Pinhole Photography

[Les Newcomer]

Kodak used to make Polyfiber in an A surface which was a bit thicker that
toilet paper.  Once waxed in made great paper negs.  May be they figured it
threatened ther B&W film division, so they discontinued it.

Les

> From: Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@megacycle.co.uk>
> Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 12:24:12 +0100
> To: largeformat@f32.net, <largeformat@f32.net>
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Re  Worldwide Pinhole Photography
> 
> At 16:49 14/04/02 -0400, Guy Glorieux wrote:
> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Les Newcomer" <lnphoto@twmi.rr.com>
>> 
>>> Hey sounds like a great ebay auction for next April fools.  "A pinhole
>>> center filter!"
>> 
>> Les,
>> Make sure that you advertise them as "Used but in EX+ condition" rather
>> than as "New"!  You'll make even more money that way!   -:))
> 
> 
> Guy, talking of filters you have a lot of experience with pinhole
> photography. Do you use filters with your pinhole cameras?  Given the
> working aperture it may be that adding a filter would give you the
> opportunity for a pint down the pub during the exposure.  How about using
> paper and VC contrast control when taking the photo ...... the mind boggles
> :-)
> 
> Have been thinking about use of paper rather than film - do you have any
> recommendations for a low weight paper that may be suitable for contact
> printing?
> 
> Maybe a scan and invert is the easy route but it seems to go against the
> grain for such a beautifully simple photographic process. The print should
> really be silver rather than silicon.
> 
> Cheers,
> Clive
> 
> 
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