Sources for pinhole sheets

(Some of these companies also offer zone plates.)

The US and Canada:

The Pinhole Resource
Star Route 15
Box 1355
San Lorenzo
NM 88041
USA
Phone (505) 536-9942
pinhole@gilanet.com

Offers "12 micro-drilled pinholes in individual 1.5 in. square sheets of .001 in. grade 400 full hard stainless steel, a hard, durable and highly corrosion resistant metal. Sizes of holes measure: .0059", .0087", .0102", .0126", .0138", .0160", .0181", .0200", .0225", .0250", .0276", .0320". These sizes fit 3/4" to 17" focal lengths if used optimally. Includes an optimal chart with focal lengths."


Calumet Photographic
890 Supreme Dr.
Bensenville
IL 60106
USA
Phone (888) 367-2781

Also has stores in the UK, Germany and Belgium.

Offers pinhole plates in various sizes.


Lenox Laser
12530 Manor Rd.
Glen Arm, Maryland 21057
United States
Phone 410-592-3106
Fax 410-592-3362
Order from: Phone 1-800-49-HOLES
pinholes@lenoxlaser.com

Pinholes in various sizes are drilled in .0005" ultra thin 9.5mm / 3/8" diameter, 300-series stainless steel aperture discs. Each photo pinhole comes mounted to an 18mm black-anodized Aluminum disc.



Guillermo Penate
penate@rogers.com
http://members.rogers.com/penate/customZP/customZP.html

Offers custom made pinholes optimum for focal length from 15mm and up and pinhole sives.


The Pinhole Format Co.
pinhole@ptdprolog.net
"We are now offering a set of three precision hand-drilled pinholes in individual 1.5-in. square sheets of .002 brass shim stock. Sizes of the holes measure: .018-in., .023-in., .026-in. the sizes are especially suited to the focal length of the wide-angle, normal and telephoto pinhole cameras."


Zörk Film & Phototechnic
usa@zoerk.com

See below, under Germany.


The UK:

Pinhole Solutions PO Box 9327
Birmingham
West Midlands
B17 8NY
UK
Phone 0121 434 3321
ask@pinholesolutions.co.uk

Offers laser cut pinhole lenses in stainless steel shims in four different sizes in a 1 cm disc: 0.2 mm - 0.3mm - 0.4mm - 0.5mm. Also offers silver shims for making your own pinholes; these come as 1 cm discs 5/1000 of an inch thick.


Germany:

Zörk Film & Phototechnic
Westendstr. 125 (Aufgang G - 3.Stock)
80339 Munich
Germany
Phine 49 - 89 - 508568
Fax 49 - 89 - 504405
info@zoerk.com

Offers pinholes with diameters 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 mm. Also offers pinholes for use in combination with lenses. Each has a precisely circular sharp-edged aperture of 1 mm, 1.5 mm or 2 mm diameter for different depth of field exposure requirements.


Jon Grepstad. Last updated December 2003.