Hi Ari, I fell recently into one of your videos and I can admit it stroke me in a very positive way. I shoot pictures for 50 years and I am tired of the clean perfectionism of digital photography. I am Greek, living in Istanbul for the last three years and I am thinking of a project about the city. Originally I planned to go digital but after watching several of your videos I reconsider my initial thoughts. You managed in some way to inspire me and to motivate me by triggering my passion for the "smell of the Darkroom". I shot several thousands of films, both as an amateur and as a pro and now I think it's time to make new start. Thanks a lot for your videos and for your very particular sense of humour, Cheers!

What a wonderful video thank you. I am in my 70's and have always wanted to learn pinhole photography. I truly appreciated your video.

Thank you for this awesome content ! So much knowledge and inspiration !!

My motivation for photography in general has waned in the last couple of years, which is a frustration for me because at the same time I love it and want to do it. Your videos always spark so much inspiration and motivation that I think you might finally get me out of this rut! I love pinhole photography, I’ve mostly used paper negatives… only a couple of times film… but I think I need to try film again. I have a few homemade projects that came to a halt that I should revisit. I think a 4x5 pinhole camera might be something I should revisit. Thank you Ari for another great video! :)

Such a joy to watch your videos.

I’ve become addicted to pinhole photography. I find I look for innovative pinhole builds to get different images.

great video. thank you for sharing your techniques and ideas. I'm just investigating and have made a few dozen pinholes. found this video and it started the mental gears cranking. thank you so much!

Particularly the printing tip on split-grade printing pinhole pictures is super interesting! Unrelatedly,I should take out my 11x14 pinhole in Tampere with some paper...

I found this very entertaining. I've shot pinhole back in the days so I understood all the physics. Your passion for pinhole comes out. Thank You, safe Travels!

WOW! Thank you for this great video.

Thank you for another great video. I always use stand development. My film is usually one of the Ilford varieties, and my developer is Rodinol. I have never prewashed to remove the anti-halation layer and have never noticed any bad effects. I will give it a try next time and see if I notice a difference. Stay healthy.

Thank you again Ari, another fantastic and inspiring video

You neglected to mention that pinholing is an addicting activity. It's hard to stop after just one. 😉 Thanks for a great video!

Wonderful video ! I came across your video while searching for a 4x5 pinhole camera….I agree with you on pre-washing the film. I currently do minimal agitation with Pyrocat hd. It makes sense that the anti-halation layer would contribute to uneven development, etc. Thanks for your insight on your compositions, etc. I am looking forward to watching your other videos. BTW , your photographs are wonderful too!

I like this dude!👍

Wow, this was a great video. Thank you so much for this. I got inspired and bought a LEROUGE 4x5 myself - I only need the boat now!

Hi Ari. Another excellent video. That pinhole camera is pronounced like ‘luge’ (winter sport). Rouge is french for red.

A Man after my own heart.... We could be photographic twins regarding process. Great work.!

Nice ✌️pushing the envelope ✌️images. The clamp is a great tripod alternative. Keep up the great videos.

Wow! Just wow. You ask this guy a simple question and instead of a reply email he makes a lengthy video filled with more information than you could have imagined and launches it on an international level. Guys--be careful what you ask Ari--it might wind up with a million likes. Ari--as many have beaten me to the punch in saying--this video is filled with tons of information and a lot of it isn't even pinhole specific, but I thank you for it all. When looking for information on types of pinhole cameras it never seems like people spend time discussing whats important to me--such as size of pinhole, how the pinhole was made (mechanical puncture, laser cut, or chemical etching). I've been told the chemically etched ones are cleanest and least likely to attribute aberrations to the image. Thanks for discussing mm from aperture opening to focal plain. All manufacturers seem to have a different take on this, but no one discusses their reasoning. I'm looking at the Ilford Titan that's about 70mm, vs. the Ondue in the 50s. Your LeRouge comes in as the thinnest and, so, widest angle which is something to consider. I really don't know why no one discusses the pros and cons of different lengths since it definitely changes the perspective. On film--I still can't make my mind up about washing, but you are correct--Foma seems to have more antihalation material on their film than anyone else and there HAS to be some sort of impact. If I'm agitating I don't bother worrying about it, but if I'm stand developing or plan to use the developer again (sometimes I have two rolls of 120 to develop but my tank only holds 1) I wash it for the reasons you mentioned. Has anyone used the Arista-edu line of film that Foma makes? I'm done with that stuff. I cannot seem to get good results with Arista labeled film, whereas Foma generally is okay. Perhaps it is seconds or the beginning or end of a run where the company knows the emulsion isn't applied quite the same--who knows. I do almost all of my printing as split-grade and almost all of it is done with 0 and 5 filters. I find my exposure using test strips and a 2-1/2 filter, then run the exposure I like at 0 and 5 (sometimes 1 and 5). I agree with you that "pinholing" is different that regular photography using lenses and should not be compared. But I would love if folks are interested in a discussion on what attributes of construction make one pinhole camera produce sharper images and what attributes enhance the dreamy nature we expect from pinholing. And yes, absolutely, PINHOLING is a word. At least now it is!

This video itself is a beautiful piece of art.

My favorite photography video in a long while! And that’s even before the boat pix and the telecaster! Time to start experimenting again…

Some years ago, when you could still buy peel-apart Polaroid and Fuji instant films, I modified a cheap Polaroid camera into an *auto-exposure pinhole camera* for 3000 speed film only. No super wide field of view, but with that film speed I could hand hold in sunny conditions, or even in a little less light. It was fun -- and with a flash, I could shoot self-portraits like your hand held one. Sadly, we'll never see 3000 speed Polaroid again, and Instax has the worst reciprocity characteristics in captivity. I think the closest you can come to that any more is Delta 3200 or T-Max P3200 with a pinhole body cap on a suitable camera with interchangeable lenses.

What a wonderful show. Thank you for sharing.

I'm just returning to pinhole photography after a 50 year break. The last few years my interest has been paper negatives using Talbot's process from 1839. I particularly like "Photogenic Drawing" where the negative prints out in the camera with very long exposures. My latest attempts expose my "film" for 3 days to a week. I found a lot of inspiration here! I just got a 29 year old box of Ilford paper to use as my negatives & prints, and an antique envelope of D76 developer is due to arrive shortly. Thanks for the video!!

That point where you make quotation with fingers and say “push the envelope” makes me spit shochu from my mouth😂😘

Everything you said, I could not disagree with. I use precisely the same methods as you do. Great video.

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Subbed from SouthEast Texas!

i had no idea about this. impressive! thanks!

Very interesting tutorials and great pictures. Thank you!

Best I have seen on pin hole thanks

I spent 20:42 with you on my Saturday morning, way over here in the Midwest of the United States, drinking an Americano and eating a bowl of oatmeal, learning about your pinholing process. Your curiosity about all things film is a window into your inner make-up, revealing an extraordinary intellect and uniqueness that is both inspiring and refreshing. If you and I had grown up together, my youthful neighborhood pranks would not have been confined to my future civil engineering limitations, but would have taken on an entirely new dimension, perhaps landing us both in boys reform school, albeit with broad smiles on our faces. I am anxious to become perhaps one of the first owners of an Ari Jaaksi pinhole photograph in America. And for the second time, you surely knew you had me leaning into my MacBook Pro screen with intensity when you started waving around those framed photographs. I must say, the final pinhole photographs, as this video winds down (guitar, stereo receiver, etc.), are just spectacular. The stereo receiver instantly reminded me of waking up in my college dormitory, turning my head to one side, and sleepily seeing my Pioneer receiver glowing warmly in the soft morning light, since it was always left running indefinitely. Perhaps we add that photograph to my other one? Yes.

Very enjoyable, educational and philosophical video.

Wonderful images. I don't have a pinhole camera, but now I must consider it

Gorgeous pictures and very intersting and informative video! Thank you so much for sharing your secrets. I completely agree with what you said about prewashing 120 and large format film. When I developed my 1st roll of 120 I had already many, many of experience with 35mm film development and was clearly shocked and lost faith in my knowledge I saw that I had ruined the film. And yes, it was only because I didn't prewash. Today I even prewash my 35mm film just to have consistency in my results, whatever format I use. I am also wondering if I could use one of my large format cams and turn them in a pinhole just by adding a lens cap with a very small hole, which would allow me to start pinhole photography immediately.

Thanks for that knowledge

Excellent video! I have some 120 pinhole cameras, used a lot - and a 4 x 5 pinhole camera that’s rarely taken out of its bag. You’ve inspired me to make more photos with the 4 x 5. Oh dear, throwing more money at photography……..

Those epson V series are nice. I'm still looking for an older, used v600. Hard to find any within my budget. Your pinholes are awesome!

Everyone interested in pinhole photography should watch this video. He is just totally right, from the film size to the film, the developer and the development tank. -- Although, making your own camera from a matchbox and using 35 mm film can also be fun! Why not use your iPhone carton to make a pinhole camera for 120 film? Endless possibilities, endless fun.

I totally agree.

I gave away my old Mamiya RB67 to a photo student a few years ago. But still have the pinhole cap i had made for it. I am thinking of putting it on a lens board for my 4x5 and maybe using paper negatives for very long exposures. We will see

Thanks for your video, I enjoy pinhole photography, I use a titan harman, a ranica 6x6 and a 4x5 pinhole camera from lensless camera company

I avoid pinhole like the plague, don't fancy guessing development times. Beyond which over a 100 year was made a tremendous variety of interesting lenses which can result in taking amazing quality pictures.

Thank you for sharing your pinhole pictures. Nice !

What a great video, thank you! And yes, you can use pinholing as a werb 👍

inspiring as always

Very enjoyable video, thank you. I have been inspired by your enthusiasm to pick up my abandoned pinhole camera, now that I have a 4X5 enlarger. One day, if you have time, I'd love to hear your impressions of that 6X12 back (Shen Hao -Da Yi?). I am thinking of getting one but there is hardly any info out there on them.

Ari IS - THE best.....

Thank you so much Ari for this great, enjoyable and educational video! I was wondering on how to print these 4x5 negatives in the dark room - if you do so. You do a contact print - so the printing picture's dimensions are also 4x5? Or all your prints are made through scanning and then digital printing? Thank you so much, greetings from Greece and warm wishes for a merry Christmas!

I imagine that Lerouge is pronounced LEH-ROOJ (that's the British J sound, not the more common European Y/I sound of J so almost LEH-ROOSH). But I could be talking rubbish. Using pinhole as a verb gets my approval as somebody with a higher degree in English linguistics. It makes more sense than a lot of nouns that get 'verbed.'

I was having trouble finding the app that you use, is it still available? Or is it for iphones only? Great video though and opened up a lot of fun projects for me in Phoenix, Arizona!

Thanks for the inspiration and practical advice, Ari! Pinhole photography might be the suitably small and not too expensive step from medium format to larger sizes, getting used to work with sheet film etc. Now I just need to get myself a camera. I want to use proper sheet film holders in order to get the flexibility of reloading the camera easily in the field. So I consider buying one ready made. But you know what, your advertisement of this French brand seems to have been effective, as they have sold out the 4x5 model! Or perhaps it is the global shortage of microchips!! :-D Have you got experience on other makes? On the other hand I quite enjoy woodworking and making the box myself would be one option.

Makes me wonder what one singe photo would look like, of a bean sprout growing over a week.

If your family and friends didn’t get you want book stoppers for Christmas, they really don’t watch your channel 😆

When you have a nice laser drilled hole they can be pretty clear

Have you tried using photographic paper and using extreme exposure time. Then you dont have to process the picture, just scan or photograph the photo paper and then invert the picture in the computer

You really missed on opportunity there at 8:39 to throw in the famous "how hard can it be?!" ;)

How did you work out the reciprocity failure for fomapan? Their formula is nigh incomprehensible to what is provided by Ilford for their films! I've been making use of my 35mm pinhole recently (sacrilege I know) and it's such a fun experience! Thank you for the inspiration

Wonderful! Very helpful video. I'm curious, whenyou scan 4x5 directly on the V850 glass, do you find the edges curl up? Any tricks to keep the negatives flat?

Could you maybe demonstrate the split printing process with the zero then five filter on a future episode ? Thank you

Well done.

Love this channel!! I am new to film photography and I would like to start with a pinhole camera with intant film. I couldn't find any so I am really interested in your idea of using Lomo back as a pinhole camera. Are there any cons of usint it compare to buy a 'proper' pinhole camera? Anything that should be aware of? Thanks a lot :)

Pinhole photography shows JUST HOW FLAT this world really is....

"Push the envelope" 😂

Us Yanks, when we tossed in some swear words in a questionable (shall we call it) context, we'd say, "pardon my French". Just saying.

May I ask what 6x7 film back you used? Or recommend?

question, have you used laser etched lenses with your pinholes?

Can you share for your pre-washing step, is there a need to agitate or do you just leave the water in the tank? For water stopping 16:35, what is the duration you used? I have heard others say they run water into the tank for 5mins.

Not able to get any of these cameras

Ari, i had some experience with this green anti-halation layer on a 120mm fomapan film. It has colored my developer green. I have used the green dev mix afterwards but with no significant drop of quality (it was a Fomapan LQN developer) Do you think i should pre-wash my fomapan 120 mm films when i develop them in Paterson tanks on a reel?

Can you make one of these cameras

poweerrrr!!

So you also have 4x5 enlarger?

Nice, but for 300£? I mean, that's super expensive. If a disposable camera Costs like 10£, why does this plastic box cost this much? At this point, i'm making one myself from Wood or cardboard 😂😉

It's a word if you use it as a word!

In English you can use everything as a verbe 😂