The 6x9 Back To Nature version of the Zero Image line of pinhole cameras was introduced in 2017 and features a wax and oil finish as opposed to the earlier varnishing that the Zero Image cameras were known for. This change makes the cameras more environmentally-friendly, less expensive and are just as beautiful as the earlier varnished models.
The 6x9 model is capable of working in four formats: 6x4.5cm, 6x6cm, 6x7cm or 6x9cm. They have an effective aperture of f/250 and include a 77mm filter thread.
The filter thread will prove useful to photographers seeking to modify contrast, or - as in this case - suppress exposure with a neutral density filter. Because sometimes, f/250 is just too flipping fast.
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Zero Image 6x9 and the BMC Staff Pinhole Photography Book
You may have seen this snazzy little book of pinhole photography on the counter in our shop? We put it together years ago, so that we could better answer the question, "What kind of images does this pinhole camera make?"
Comprised of work by three of our staff: Arthur Ruckle, Mike Knight, and Zeb Andrews this book includes images made on the Zero Image 8x10, 4x5, 6x9 and 6x6 cameras, as well as images made with the Reality So Subtle 6x6 Dual Pinhole (with examples from both pinholes) and their curved-plane 6x17 camera. It has proven to be such a popular little book that we have printed up a nice little stack of them that you can take them home with you - tangible, ever-ready access to instant inspiration whenever you'd like!
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Zero Image 6x9 Back To Nature Deluxe Edition
We use the word "perfect" very rarely and with great care, but this Zero Image may convince us to dust that word off and try it out.
Zero Image 6x9 along the Oregon coast
Things one can find along Oregon beaches:
blustering winds,
surf-soaked shoes,
quiet coastal towns,
rugged landscapes,
shipwrecks,
good memories,
and of course...
cameras and photographs.
One of our staff spent Father's Day weekend out along a mist-shrouded stretch of coast. In addition to his son, a couple of cameras made the journey as well, including a Gaoersi 6x17 and the Zero Image 6x9 Back to Nature pinhole.
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Zero Image 6x9 Back To Nature
Ah, the fun you can have with heavy ND filters on the new Zero Image pinhole cameras. Just don't forget to bring your A game when it comes to calculating reciprocity failure.