Minolta XD11 SLR Pinhole Camera

This is my Minolta XD11 SLR converted to be a pinhole camera. I took the pinhole from another camera and placed it on this Minolta and ran a roll of Kodak Tri-X through it, bracketing exposures lenghts to see what would work best for the size of pinhole this was. After developing it and scanning the negatives, I realized that the pinhole was fairly big and didn't render much detail. There were a couple light leaks on the left and right lower corners, but other than that, the theory held up - it could produce pinhole images.

My house, from across the street. Taken as an experiment using a Minolta XD11 converted to be a pinhole camera. This image has not been subjected to any post processing sharpening. But, you could tell that because it's so crappy. It also hasn't been cropped. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Pinhole taped over lens thread Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 ISO black and white 35mm film Exposure length: 5 secs. Date: September 15th, 2010, 5.33 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing specifics (chemicals at 68 degrees): D-76: 6 3/4 mins. (1:1) Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 1 min. Kodak fixer: 8 mins. Rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min.