Homemade pinhole camera

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Hey, deviants!:wave:

Let's talk about homemade cameras! Is there such a thing? some might ask. Well, yes, there is!:D

Enjoy the journal below;)
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WHAT is a pinhole camera?

A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens and with a single small aperture — effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. The human eye in bright light acts similarly, as do cameras using small apertures.

Up to a certain point, the smaller the hole, the sharper the image, but the dimmer the projected image. Optimally, the size of the aperture should be 1/100 or less of the distance between it and the projected image.

A pinhole camera's shutter is usually manually operated because of the lengthy exposure times, and consists of a flap of some light-proof material to cover and uncover the pinhole. Typical exposures range from 5 seconds to hours and sometimes days.

[See its HISTORY and IMPORTANT DETAILS here: www.pinhole.cz/en/pinholecamer…


HOW it's made?

You've got all you need here: sixbysixgroup.blogspot.com/201…

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You should know that you need a certain amount of mastery to manufacture the pinhole camera the right way (concerning the fabrication of the camera per say but as well as capturing the images). You might ruin some films until you realize how it works, but it's really worth it;)


HOW does a pinhole camera look like?

My Pinhole Camera by Matt-Richards My pinhole camera by audema-pinhole
pinhole camera by autopilot-off:thumb141016721:
pinhole camera: 4x5 lunchbox by eiknop

HOW do the photos look like?

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:thumb168490689: Pinhole Perspective by sockless:thumb168452618:
Sitting in Surf - IR pinhole by coldmarble carved by the wind - pinhole by bleuz
Rapids pinhole by coldmarble pinhole+my window by edgar-ka
Pinhole: Underwater by hishy Girona 2 :PinHole: by alemonio
:thumb79154264: Pinhole Tree by sexylibrarian

So, do you wanna make your own camera at home now? :D


[Info taken from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_…



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