Build your own camera

[sirhc55]

http://perlyinc.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=159&osCsid=dd2b5bff7cdbd00fd4553c3c2176abd6

Enjoy

[xorl]

That's not a kit camera..
..this is a kit camera:
http://www.benderphoto.com/

[Glen]

Both interesting. Mark I never realised you could get large format kits

[Nnnnsic]

Both of them require you to buy something... the classic Dirkon does not.

[Steffen]

 BTW, Australian Geographics are currently selling a pin-hole camera kit for self-assembly, and you have to poke the pin-hole yourself. It could easily be modified to take interchangeable pin-holes. The camera records in square format on 35mm film. Should have bought one, maybe next time...

Cheers
Steffen.

[Matt. K]

I will be placing a tutorial on the correct method for making the pin hole. I am selling kits containg special pins, marking tools and templates for only $24.99........plus GST.

[Steffen]

I will be placing a tutorial on the correct method for making the pin hole. I am selling kits containg special pins, marking tools and templates for only $24.99........plus GST.

Don't laugh, the optimal diameter of the hole depends on its distance to the film plane as well as the subject, and also on the wave length of the light. Hence, you might want to have different pin holes for close-ups, scenic or IR shots One might also experiment with larger sizes (for better f-stops) to see how far one can go without compromising the result too much.

When I was young I tried to make a 3-blade shutter-like adjustable pin hole from 3 razor blades. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out a way of drilling holes into the blades, they're hardened to buggery...

Cheers
Steffen.