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Welcome io y*ur Obseur$ Finhole Csnrercr. We hcpe r:rr"r: lhis earne ro, plus your errlhusiosrn, with er little gr.rle{anee {r*m u: sheruld yeu neer:l il, will {ire yaur irncgincrlion fa e rente in:cges thct vlill lasi c Ji{etirre. ln our instsntr wrrrld. her e r; cr;r ob't:c, o{ cesire - er simple 1o uge esmeru thei will give ycu the r:ppe riunily to te l<e ye ur tirne, lo erperinren., 1o rncke your own rule:i snd ultirnr:riely, creoie o photogrr:ph thclt is tr"uly yc{rrs - being unique cnd beautifu'l 1c lcol< eit.

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lf you wc;uld like ta leflrn more obnr.:t the crr-1 r:r{ pinhoie phologrcphy, fhen please visit our websile ond discerver sorne nlsre histery ir:r yerr.lrsel{. l{ you need some techniecl guidunee or ossisionce {rr:rn us

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The body *{ yr:rrr Obser:rfi l:*n'}erc is rncrcle {rr:nr iw* i11"e rloCk, l!) boxas 1i01 slol reOTl/ Iogcfner. ll-)erc crc n.rognets on ihe sieies t* holel your" Ob:cr:ra elcsed, cleverly positicneel nol lo ecuse er 'r*{leeiian' on ihe loaded pherir:grcphic lilrn cr pflper. Cn the {re nt panel elf yaur Obseurer yr:u will see twer snraller megn*is, which loek the pinhole ccver in p!*ce. li yau push cr 6rul! lhe pinhole eover iif will loek onto the olternste rncgnet cnd cr'iher rever:l r:r hide ihe p,,:hoic'.

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Turn ycur e bscurs so Xhat the serew threo{:l is {ocing crwuy froin you cnd lhe pir.lrole couer ,s or r llte loo.

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lf yor: lcck olong the sighi iines beior e y,ru loke ),cur prolog'<rpr, it will show you wh*t will be included in y*ur imcge" lt':; only c guide bul t:r very hcndy one.

Thrri: is o,r!) sl:cIfj' ih,ef rs ve ry usciul rrnd wr, slrongl/ recomn-enC yol r:se it. ln the :lnp leit c{ thn sheet, you wili ;1.{, rli o';iline s-it.le'with lwo dingonal lines on ii, whieh reerd 'sight

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line'. Pleree trhe cumeru orrlu o {lsl surfcree with the trip*d se rew three d ct:l're bot"ont c'.d lhe pinho:e :over icrcirrq cu,r:y f orr yo-.i. Prsil,or: ilr.s sticker on ihe k:ng llcp pcnel, with the point in lirre with the pinhcle.

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Open i* by rernoving fhe white liel cnd yot' wi,! fi'rd ottolhcr 'i rside ' lid. When you râ‚Źnlove lhis you will heive 3 frerys. This is o sheef filrr box. crnd ls designer{ so thof whor. you ploec cxpos*d tilrr or prr:er ;ns de ,1, you pul cn one lid. {,:llcweel by the oiher. O,tce <r,.semblr'r1, l;ghl v.,iir nol Lie ci:le tc penetrole fhe box" Thls keeps exposer:} film and perper scfe te: cievr:lop lnter in a dcrrkrcom.

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This is o great little gadgel lo hcve in your l<it. Follow ire instrr;etions to sssenrble it snd we'll expluin how you use il l*ter cn. lt is {oirly waierproo{ bui ii you eJr rrrclnoge io Cestrcy cr lcse it, yor-l con clwcys downlocrd or print ll:e [ile frorn our website. l{ you *k ,."rs rer:lly nieely, we'll prcbobly send you onciher one in the pcstl i::r

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you cre reoc{y tt: use ycl}r pholcgraphie film cnd paper, \ve sugtiest you keep the prr:duci secled nnd in ers ccld o plaee os possible. Sonre pecple keep phoia mcteriols in ihe {ridge but ony cool, dork plaee N,Jntil

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A pinhole {:ornero is very di{{erent tc o ccnveniionol c{:,rnero becsuse it dr;es not ircve u lens. A plnhole eornero hr:s on 'in{iniie' clepth of :lield which mesns, fhot with the right slze 6:inhole, your enlire imcge will !:e in equol focur, where inreiges toke,r wrll: c cJn,erc :ens eern fcr exornple, hove ihe bcckgrcund blurred while the subieei rrertter in ihe {oregrounel oppe{rrs shcrp. lf you woni tc see this sinrple meihod {or yourself, iusi stick o pin 1hrough c.r piece o{ ecrd. hold il clcse over one eye {i{ y,:r-r wear glosses *hen teike +henr o{f}. l"{old c finger o {ew inches in {ronil ,:i the pinhole yau've n'rnde onC yor:

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Ail .rinho:e (lrrnercts ncud liSIrt to w*rl< {be crble to 'see'l iusf nr yoLJ' t:y{:} do. I lre brrEhler lhc :;gi}i source! lhe eosier it is fcr you to see. The same is true r;{ yeur pinh*le csrnero" Lighl irovels in stroighl lines u,td vrl,ert ycu LJ:;e you' c0rlrero, il enlers through lhe pinhole ar-rd conlinues cn to the photogrophic lilrn or UoO", ',r lhc bcrcl< of tire cr:mero. The brighter the light, the .irn, te .ire Fv^r,r.rrd +,,'r^ will be.

Also, the pinhole size hers {rn effect on ihc pholcgrcrolr y(\u u, e l.:k,nU, A srn:lll p.4lrolc wrll rccd cl long expcsure time !:ut glive c shcrper irnage. i:qur:rlly, o lcrrge hole requires n shorter sxposure time and gives o less :harp imerg;e. The good news is we hove token er:re cf r:ll thst {or you, wilh lhe cptirnum size ;:inhole {or your Obseu'rer cnel feeal length o{ }he conrero. V/ith the use r:{ the expcsure coleulctrer, you only need to d,i:cicle orr ihe lighl conc{iticns to gel starled snd have fun.


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i{ you olready hr:ve cr dnrkroom, then th,s section \,von't be o{ use 1c you but y,ou con re{er to the processing lerier in this bo*kle1.

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l."lo - l'.'loi 1o worry yelu r:on eiiher r.rse o lob {or frienelly individucl) thnt will frrocess your {ilm nnd poper for ycu. However, i{ ynu wr:nt to iully enioy ihe erecriive prncess o1 phologrcphy, 1llen y':u will neecl to sei up e, dcrkroanl o{ your orvn.

You wil: rcco 1o block our oll :ight rn the spcee you ore working in, {and lvc 3o itecrn 0lll. wncn you rnrnk you hu.'e biockeci cll liglrl sources. turn ofi the light cnd wcril n nrinute {or your eyes to odjust. l{ you ore nol in tcicl dcrkness, then you will need 1n block up those light sourres, such cs <Joors, windows, etc, fl; even tre snrallesi errnount o{ rvhite light can

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Where possible we don'1 expecl you ic work ln tctol dr:rkness, sc you will .re<-.J c, dcrrkrcor.r solnlighl, which will provide oll the liqht you neerl.

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When using Multigrcde phctogrnphic p0per y&u e0n Lise a eiarls broxn/n or recl sa{elight which ycu cdn see but the phr:iegrophic paper efinnot. Wrrer' using i)rrecl Pq.iilivs p(.rt., you will rreed u dr:rk recJ ser{ellghl. Wirlr pho"og'oplric frlrr yot-r will ner:d t,: use eiiher a very dinr greern solelighl or nolhirrg cri cril. T;ris rs lhe eorreci wcry to ensure thert you elo no* cceiCentnlly expose yolir frcrper or t:lnr lo :,qlll Yo,J corl frr)d lurrler clelcrrlc clboul \clleii9hls on our weirsile, or yol,r locol photogrophic desler ean get lhese {r:r you.

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There ore qlso lats of {rienclly onlrne crnologue phctography fcrunrs, where you con osk questions, nnd rece,ve- rreip[ul r:dvice orrd tips {rcrn ciher phctographers like you.

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pe;per in whiie lighl, then try Coing ihe scrne ',vith ye ur eyes e losed. or rvith the light t:{{ in e dork room. Y;,u will bc surprisctJ h'rw quickly yr:u crclnpi 1o this r:nd ii's greci to' build'na ycur co,rfidcncc iri hondling pho|:graphic nrr:ieriuls.

Wh*nr w*rkinE in dorkroonr c,rndilion.s, how do you kr,ow i{ *he {ilrn or pnper is liglrf-s*n:iitive {*he conreet weay} t;p? 5hee1

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Blpw tei remove any clust pr tjebris t_-.l--^ "^_^ ^-.^t^tu\c, lltitutu tiuLt [3e in cr dsrkroon"l or be using u dcrrkronm-ehnnging bcrg.

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0nre you have plar*el your filrn or r)oDpr {'*r' ,11.f vour Obr{::Jrc boso. .:lot the aiher b*x with the pinhcle cover l,ur'L trt.i,:ir) unl,l lltc rrogritrls lorir il buck inio plocr:. Yrru, {):rsr.urn s ritrve: lcrr:Litig will keep the iilnr or pnper ir\ pi(l(f" orrrr * il c.t,nle ,r bordr:, ^ l. ^+,-.. -^ ^ l-.

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Photogrnphic pcper csn be checkecj i:y one of iw* nreihods. When lnid onio rr '[lirl surfocc. lltc' po:r:' w:ll hcve a slighx curve. lf i1 curves L;p,rltcl. 'irr:n ll,c e.r'ulsion is ;;cing up. Anether r-ne*|roci is to leel the corner *f tlre pr:per. The emulsiq:n sicle is slighiiy snrcolher 1c the iouclr, [:ut we don't reecmrnenil this rrethod {or nerv phctogrophers.


l{ ycu wcnl lo |:ke mr:re lhan r:ne phciogrcrph c} s tirre when ycu nre ou*side {hen this is c grr:rcl piece er{ kil. ,4 ciorkroorn-ehcnging bcg ir ligh+ prr:cf, with o zipp*d enel ernc{ 'sleeves'io pui your hcrnds ihrough io the inside. The:e ean be purehasee! {rcm rncny retoilers. Thls clever bcg ollows you to lood snd unlood photogrcphie {ilnr cnd paper {rorn youl" Obscrrr*, when you ore uwoy ironr s dorkrcorn. li is slso where the enpty bex prcvieled with ycur kll cornes into use.

Fcper cr filn: ihcrt you lrcrve exposeel esn be unlaseleei {rorn your Obseurc insiCe the bcg oncl plaeed insirJe the 3-tray box. Onee closed, the {ilm nnr:l pcrper is pr*ieetecl nnei the box ecrn be renroved {rom tl're chonging baE.

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poper. you con relood yclur eomerc anel !:e recciy tc iake onother phctogrr:ph. l{ ycu rernernber the prce1iee wiih the ploin piece ci pr:per cr cord, *his rni:rkes this sc much easier i* do.

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We believe thai photogrnphy :hould i:e {un. l-he m*re ycu experinreni, ihe nr*re you will leerrn r:nd the r-r"lore rresiivc ycu will L:eccrne when icrking pinhole photogrcphs. Ycu will quie kly lecrn hcw to cchieve some varli crr*i:]live resulls with iong expesr-,re iirnes. Stntien*ry e bieets like builclings will b* sherrp ond soliel, wherea: thing: thel nrove, surh ns w*fer; clnuds or even people, will give ycu o very dlfferentr resr.;lt.

Woter cnd eloucjs in the sky con appeor milky ond ffovrne pe*ple cnn c{.len give the {in'::l inr*ge o' ghos}ing' e{{ee1. Your Obser.;rcr is {itied with o }ripad rncuni crdcptor, so il ce n be securerj cnlc o tripor:l lor e dditricnsl sierbility.

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l..lcw il is iinre 1$ mcrlce use of y*ur-/:.o:rrr- Crrl<.r- oic>r . l;rerd ! c :lcble {ile on *ur webrite which will .|v? ),Ju in,-1 l)(J 5p{'f0 rc:lno o! ihe proelucts includecl in lhis l<il. Turn tlhe lt:r b on ihe yeilcw tlicl unlil thni nunrL:er is visible !n the sloi "'re '"lt,le drsc. Decid.: on y{.)rit, ':'r weerther/lighting *c:lndilions, then

iurn llC-flJ the yeilcw ernd v,ihite discs logeih*r, rin*il the tab an the 1r;il.:"v d :c r; i)o::rici o'tl^e r7n'::ol you ilnve chcsen. l-he red line with nurnber ?;18 c)n the white disc wil! ncrv sNrow yeu Itcrr io't{,J )o\.,r e(lrost 'e -.hou'd bt 'I i i: ,r hcw lrrng the p titole 'r,uer should be open {or.

Wh*n you crre ready, *pen lhe pinlrole ccver. Cor.rnf *{i ilre time

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Ccr*rlllly re nn$ve the expcseC {ilnr cr !fiper eiiher in o Ccrrkrcoir or ,i .i:.,,r' ioIk:rJC'r:.{-h1} Lruf 'U,tq pl*cir-rg il inb yeiur 3-ircry bcx {or pi*cessing lcte r. Yau rsn 11"]en re loael your Oi;scuro recdy ler ioke ancllr*r phclcgrcph.

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We hope thnl you will enioy merny yeors o{ fun, {inding new nncl ereiling weys to {rse yolrr Obscurc tc produce breathtoking imcrges. l{ you, crre proeessing ycur own {ilrn ond paper, pleose ir:ll*rv the inslruclicns for ihese using ihe in{crrnq:tion sheets ovsilcble frnnr cur r,veLrsite. l{ y*u hcve cny ques*icns reloi;ng io ony cf the preiduc*r nr their use, pleose eontaet us cnd we will be hcppy te help.

{} nce you hcve c{eveloped your film or Mr:ltigrr:cJe poper, ycrr will be l*{t with a nega}ive. When you hove clevelerped your Direci Positrive pr:per however/ you will hr:ve a posilive image. $arne peoplâ‚Ź lil(e to di:plr:y theirr pirrhole phctographs in e neg*tive {ornrnt only finerl this ci {un cirefi r:{ photcgrnphy thct yor,r mny wish fo explcre

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