HELP ME!!!!! MY CAMERA DOESNT WORK!!!

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max - 03 Sep 2006 01:30 GMT

hi, i made a pinhole camera and it is completly light sealed except for
the little pinhole. when i did my prints, i left them in the camera for
a variety of times, (40 seconds, 1 minute, 7 minutes) but
every single one didnt come out at all after i developed them. when i
say they didnt come out, i mean th paper is still just plain old white
like printer paper. i know i'm using the right side of the paper and
its facing the pinhole, but it just wont work. PLEEEEZ HELP
thanx

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Nicholas O. Lindan - 03 Sep 2006 14:46 GMT

> after i developed them ... the paper is still just
> plain old white

What happens if you develop the paper with the lights
on? Is it jet-black?

If not, there is something wrong with the chemistry
or paper: you are using fixer first; or the developer isn't
developer; or the paper is for ink-jet photographs.

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Lloyd Erlick - 03 Sep 2006 16:00 GMT

>or the paper is for ink-jet photographs.

September 3, 2006, from Lloyd Erlick,

aha.

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j - 03 Sep 2006 16:10 GMT

> [...] or the paper is for ink-jet photographs.

That's my bet.

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David Nebenzahl - 03 Sep 2006 20:57 GMT

j spake thus:

>>[...] or the paper is for ink-jet photographs.
>
> That's my bet.

... or the pinhole is too small, or your exposure was too short (not
enough light). Try turning a piece of photo paper black first by
exposing it to light and developing it, to eliminate this as a cause as
explained above.

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max - 04 Sep 2006 03:07 GMT

hey guys, i tried the chemical test thingy and it worked, so i tried
making the pinhole biigger, and now its working. thanks alot
thanx

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