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Old 26-10-07, 13:38
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Thanks chaps, very thoughtful!

I have a region unlocked DVD player and brought over a PAL TV that could handle the power here - I was covering all the bases

I am not sure about the legality of sending me the programme though

There used to be "watch again" on the BBC website but they got rid of it a while ago. I recently went through the process of getting the BBC iPlayer...after jumping through download, installation and license agreement hoops, it gave me a list of programmes...I picked Top Gear...it said something like "You are not in the UK, you can't watch it"...(repeat with various programmes).

All very annoying - I would be happy to pay a license fee to get the content (I can't stand the TV programming over here).
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Old 26-10-07, 18:20
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Following on from last nights BBC4 programme I thought I would give pinhole photography a go.

Nothing scientific about this shot, a step back in time to see what would happen . I taped a bit of kitchen foil over the end of a 28mm extension tube and punched a hole with a sewing pin.
Possibly the lack of sharpness is down to the ragged inside edge. Perhaps I will fare better with the base of aluminium from a drinks can as the inside could be rubbed down to give a clean hole.

Nothing is visible through the viewfinder so framing is by trial and error. Exposure was 6 secs at ISO400. I have no idea what the aperture would have been. Camera to subject distance was around 3ft.

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Great stuff Don...reminded me of a £5000 pinhole camera that Keith Cooper wrote about a while ago:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/a...s_pinhole.html

I have been meaning to make his zoom version...real blue peter stuff

Combine it with the WPF DIY ringflash...full portrait kit
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Brilliant Don, I wondered how long it would be before you had a go.
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Brilliant Don, I wondered how long it would be before you had a go.


Now I have saved Marks link I have a project for tomorrow.

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The BBC have complied a web page for the new series ---> http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/

I was hoping for a 'watch again' link
There is a repeat showing,Monday 29th on BBC 4,so it says on the website link,I think,will just check again
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There is a repeat showing,Monday 29th on BBC 4,so it says on the website link,I think,will just check again
And the series will be repeated on BBC2 sometime next year
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Was a nice programme.....good to see they did the camera obscura thang. they filmed it well for the TV programme too!
I guess referencing 'past masters' is going to be a theme in the series, but it is good to see some less obvious names in there too....Looking forward to them skipping through to some more 'modern' stuff too
Looking forward to the next instalment next week

Don, Pinhole photography has a massive following, I guess you have found some websites already?....I'm sure I remember a club with a website, called something like f196 club (or something like that??)...not sure if they are still going?
After eating mum's sweets I got bored using the metal tin as a make-shift camera.....similar effects achieved by drilling a hole in an SLR body cap and taking a picture through it, instead of using a lens. It was a bit hit and miss with the drill size. might be worth a try with DSLR body? (removing the cap to drill the hole in it reduces the risk of damaging the camera's mirror! LOL)

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Advance warning:- Programme 2 on this evening BBC4 21:00
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Advance warning:- Programme 2 on this evening BBC4 21:00
Thanks Foxy. This time I have remembered.

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