ONDU – Notes from Mosquito Hill

ONDU Pocket Pinhole – results 2

February 16, 2014 mack505

For my second attempt with the ONDU, I used a roll of Fuji 400 color and a tripod. The results are much better. I also used the Pinhole Assist app on my phone to compute exposures. The winding is still a bit stiff, but I can live with that. From 2014-02-11 ONDU Pinhole From… Continue reading ONDU Pocket Pinhole – results 2

ONDU Pocket Pinhole – week 47 results

January 18, 2014 mack505

My first impression of the ONDU Pocket Pinhole was that it's beautiful. Finely crafted wood just has a look that no modern digital camera will ever achieve. It's also simple. The shutter is a pivoting bar which covers the pinhole and his held closed by a powerful magnet. The wooden film advance and rewind knobs… Continue reading ONDU Pocket Pinhole – week 47 results

Week 47 – ONDU Pocket Pinhole

January 17, 2014 mack505

Crowd-financed by Kickstarter and custom made in Slovenia, the ONDU Pocket Pinhole is the smallest of a line of beautifully crafted wooden pinhole cameras. It features an f=125 pinhole and uses any standard 35mm film. I've loaded Ilford FP4 for my first roll. The original Kickstarter production run has sold out, but the are… Continue reading Week 47 – ONDU Pocket Pinhole

Christmas in . . . January?

January 5, 2014 mack505

Yesterday the mailman brought me two packages which both serve to highlight the wonders of film photography in the Internet age. On the right is my ONDU 35mm pinhole camera. Funded by Kickstarter and produced in Slovenia, it's a simple wooden thing of beauty. Initial reports from other ONDU owners have been favorable, and I… Continue reading Christmas in . . . January?