ICM Photography Challenge (ICMPC) #9, October 2024: The Thingyfy Pinhole Pro S

ICM Photography Challenge (ICMPC) #9, October 2024: The Thingyfy Pinhole Pro S 

Each month, Kathleen Jenette posts (https://talesfrommylens.net/2024/10/17/icmpc-9/) an Intentional Camera Movement Challenge on her blog, Taken From My Lens, and asks other aspiring ICM photographers to join in. Well, how could I resist and it also gives me a great excuse to play with gear that doesn't really get out as much as it should. Last month it was the TTV Contraption and this month it's the Thingyfy Pinhole Pro S. 

The Thingyfy Pinhole Pro S is probably the worst pinhole lens ever created, perhaps the worst lens ever created. It's an 11mm focal length pinhole lens with a 120° wide-angle field of view and an engineered fixed 0.14mm aperture. Admittedly it's a lovely piece of engineering, and it fits nicely onto my micro four-thirds mirrorless cameras, but the images are really 'soft' and there is also a very heavy vignette. But that does provide an opportunity to try and play up to its faults.

Actually, I had the Thingyfy to hand already as I was trying something out for another Challenge that I've been having fun with, the Lens-Artists Challenge, but it seemed remiss of me not to try the Thingyfy with some ICM as basically that's all it's good for. The Thingyfy is ideal for abstracts, and coupled with an ND filter is great for Intentional Camera Movement. It can also produce the most amazing lens flare, and that was my intention for the Lens-Artists Challenge. 

The images presented here are a few ICM shots with the Thingyfy and the Olympus Pen E-PM2. There are a range of movements presented; up and down, from side to side, and of course the obligatory 'flick of the wrist' which I'm getting much better at now that I've ditched my traditional camera straps for the Peak Design cuff. Here's hoping that you like them. 

Presented as part of Kathleen's monthly ICM Photography Challenge (ICMPC). There are no set themes for the ICMPC and anyone who wants to take part can post their images during the month. If you want to know more about the Challenge, details can be found here (https://talesfrommylens.net/2024/02/02/icm-photo-challenge/), and entries can be found on the WordPress reader using the tag 'ICMPC'.

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