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 Here are just a few of the boxes/pinhole cameras I have built in the past year. My current favorite is the little oak box on the left. It uses 4 x 5 sheet film. You just cup the sheet and place it inside. Simple-and that's why I like it so much. I custom built the larger oak box next to it to use an assortment of 4 x 5 film holders. I can use sheet film, Polaroid and 120 roll film with this one. It's a sweetie! The wild looking blue box is made of MDF. I love it too because it was the first 4 x 5 box I ever built. It has a very wide field of view so it's nice and fast. It leaks light a bit, but heck, it was my first so I still love it. The open frame is a work in progress made of scrap oak boards from an old burned library in San Antonio. The wood is terribly tough and hard to work with. I think I'll put some sort of hammered copper front on it. It might just be a showpiece, but I really like art that makes art if you know what I mean. The thin oak box on the left with ears is a new one I'm working on. It hold a 4 x 5 sheet of film too, just in a vertical configuration. I need to drill a pinhole for it and it's ready to use. The PVC cylinders are for photo paper sheets and I use them for solargraphs. The same with the little 35mm can. I stick photo paper in it, and then expose the sheets for months. Finally, the small Altoids tin is for scale, but it has a hole in it too. I haven't used it yet, but will eventually get around to it. I like using 4 x 5 best. Actually I love 4 x 5! Negatives large enough to serve lunch on are wonderful! I hand drilled all of the pinholes for the boxes in brass shim stock with a needle. It's tedious but in a meditative kinda way....until you prick your finger! Posted by Becky Ramotowski on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Archived under: Homemade |
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