22mm, f128
1:1
ISO 3200
Dynamic Black and White
I first learned of the Wanderlust Pinwide on Kickstarter through something Heather Champ posted somewhere. Twitter, probably. A hero of mine, H is.
Anyway, I do remember being jazzed about getting my hands on one of these nifty little Micro Four Thirds pinhole body caps.
The price of admission was only 39 bucks. A fair Kickstarter price, I thought, so I jumped in on November 7, 2010.
Before the Pinwide arrived I knew exactly how I would use it. Black and white, high ISO, square. Period.
Okay, well maybe fiddle with the exposure compensation dial a bit. But that's it.
My 'keep it simple' strategy was a good one, it turns out.
After the Pinwide arrived and I started shooting, right away I discovered that the high ISO made it easy to shoot without a tripod... the exact opposite of what you'd imagine possible with a pinhole camera.
The small size of the GF-1/Pinwide combo makes it easy to hold and with the option of using the EVF or the display, framing's a cinch. You can get as near or far from the subject as you need.
This rig is ideal for street shooting and the vignetting the Pinwide produces is amazing. Honestly, this gizmo is my favorite Micro Four Thirds add-on.
The combo works really well on the GF-1 in my possession. And I'm not messing with the set-up. I haven't updated the camera's firm/software for fear of the thing losing its mojo!
My work received a lot of attention from the guys who dreamed up the Pinwide, Justin Lundquist and Ben Syverson, and I like to thank them for all the tweets and flickr faves and comments. And for turning me on to the Pinwide Slit.
The Pinwide Slit is exactly what it sounds like... instead of a pinhole, the thing has a tiny slit. Probably the same width as the hole in the Pinwide, yet tall enough to see without magnification. I don't know the specs, but the pictures the Slit produces are something special.
There are a half-dozen or so shots here in my portfolio that were taken using the Slit. You can't miss 'em.
So, here are 49 Pinwides I'd like to share with you. Thanks for reading this and thanks for looking at my work.
© Forever. Russ Morris.