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I am doing a science project. I have to make a pinhole camera. That's all fine, except I just recently (as in two minutes ago) went online to the place from which I planned to order the photo paper, and it turns out THEY DON'T MAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!!
If someone would please recommend a brand that makes photographic paper suitable for a pinhole camera, preferably 5 by 7, but any size will work. And this is not printer paper, this is paper that I will actually develop myself.
There was one website I went to and it said that you could also use regular film, but I have no idea how I would develop it. Would someone please tell me, if there are no photographic papers that I can use (in the US-i looked on the Ilford website, and apparently they only sell in the UK), how I woud go about developing the regular roll of film?

2006-12-25 02:44:45 · 4 answers · asked by she who is awesome 5 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Photography

ok never mind about the ilford thing-i looked on amazon (duh, i'm retarded), so I think I'll buy- "Ilford - B&W Paper 5X7 Multigrade IV 100 Pack - Glossy Finish M/W" I think that will work but i could be totally wrong here so please tell me if this will work!!!

2006-12-25 02:58:53 · update #1

4 answers

The ilford B&W glossy paper is for printing a photo in a printer -not exposting a photo in a pinhole camera. You don't have to develop the film itself (a lab can do that) but you do need to have film to expose. Here is a good site with instructions on how to make a pinhole camera using a 126 film cartridge:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/camera_todo.html

Unfortunately, 126 cartridge film is hard to find these days, so you might adapt it to using sheet film like the following:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=335&A=details&Q=&sku=449947&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

Or try a 110 cartridge which you can still buy:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=336&A=details&Q=&sku=122480&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

2006-12-25 07:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by Tony 4 · 1 0

I may be wrong, but from doing darkroom work in the past, I believe you need negative film in the pinhole camera. The negative film is very sensitive to light and the chemical grains will react to a relatively short exposure to the light. The film has to be developed with developing solution, stop bath etc.

The paper is used after the negative is developed. By shining a light thru the negative to the paper for a short time and using developer, stop bath and fixer chemicals the paper is processed and an image is brought to the paper.

You could skip the paper part by getting prints off the negative by computer scanning or at a photo store.

Kodak site below is pretty good. Good Luck

Peace

2006-12-25 11:16:47 · answer #2 · answered by zingis 6 · 1 0

any negative film,b/w or coloured will work for u

2006-12-25 11:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by sachkehtahu 4 · 0 0

h&Bphotovideo.com they will have and they to make them still cuz i have some !

2006-12-25 11:07:57 · answer #4 · answered by Orangie 3 · 1 0

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