Jaggle Pinhole Lens Board For 5x4 Cameras

[Ian-Barber]

In this video, I explore the Jaggle 5x4 camera pinhole lens board, offering a budget-friendly yet intriguing choice for those passionate about film photography and eager to try their hand at pinhole photography. I'll review its construction, performance, and share my personal experience using it with a 5x4 film camera.



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Pinhole lensboard

Explore the all-new Jagglé Pinhole Lensboard with an innovative magnetic shutter for smooth operation and reliable exposure control. Available in 3 pinhole sizes (0.4mm, 0.5mm, 1mm) to suit wide-angle, balanced, and telephoto compositions. Perfect for creative pinhole photography!

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[Kevin Allan]

Looks like a good product.

When you say that a 0.4mm pinhole gives a 90mm focal length, and a 0.5mm pinhole gives you a 140mm focal length, I think it would be more accurate to say that those sizes are optimised for a particular focal length - but you can use them with other focal lengths if you are happy with the results.

When I had an Intrepid it came with a 0.5mm pinhole, optimised for 140mm of bellows extension. But I was happy with the results at any bellows extension between 75mm and 150mm. I usually set the bellows to 90mm.

If you do this you have to recalculate the f stop by dividing the bellows extension by the diameter of the pinhole, e.g 90mm / 0.5 = an f stop of 180.

 

[Graham Patterson]

I am used to using a cable release with my pinholes - gives me anything from around 1/2 second to the lifetime of the camera or operator. These seem to be only manual?

It is probably just a personal preference; but I have put my head in the field of view by accident trying to close a manual cover a few times!

 

[Ian-Barber]

I am used to using a cable release with my pinholes - gives me anything from around 1/2 second to the lifetime of the camera or operator. These seem to be only manual?

How are you attching the cable release to the pinhole Graham

 

[Graham Patterson]

The Zero Image 6x9 came with a slider/cable release operated shutter. My WillTravel 3D printed body uses a pinhole mount/shutter 3D printed from Thingiverse, and the pinhole I use on view cameras is mounted in an old #0 shutter that only does 'B' or latch the diaphragm open.

It probably depends a lot on local lighting conditions. I live in N. California, so I tend to have to deal with strong sun a lot, hence the need for a half second exposure. Once you are into 15 sec or more, operating the shutter by direct touch is less of an issue.

Will Travel with pinhole shutter