Interesting article, especially since I’m soon to embark on a whole bunch of pinhole camera making adventures after not making any for about 15 years. Would the parallax error from placing the phone in a simple slot holder on top be unacceptably high, given the need to focus close with this camera?
I think there would be quite a difference in composition Rob. When I told my friend Adrian about this design, he made a cradle type construction on the front of his camera, positioned centrally. You can't see what is on the screen, but you can take a shot by pressing the bottom volume button, then look to see what you have.
Ingenious!
Thanks Troy.
Interesting article, especially since I’m soon to embark on a whole bunch of pinhole camera making adventures after not making any for about 15 years. Would the parallax error from placing the phone in a simple slot holder on top be unacceptably high, given the need to focus close with this camera?
I think there would be quite a difference in composition Rob. When I told my friend Adrian about this design, he made a cradle type construction on the front of his camera, positioned centrally. You can't see what is on the screen, but you can take a shot by pressing the bottom volume button, then look to see what you have.
Super well done! Kudos for muscling through an issue and coming up with a solid solution.
Thanks Scott.
Brilliant idea. So does this make you a digital photographer?
Haha, nope.
Great and creative way to “see” your shot before committing with the film. Impressive!!
Thank you.