*Metal* 35mm Film – 120 Spool Adapter

35mm Film Why use 35mm film in 120 cameras? You can expose the full film frame, including the sprocket holes, for a cool effect. Or you can use films that are not available in 120 format such as infrared, CineStill, …

Clipper 6×9 Mask, Again

I got some fans excited with the previous announcement of the Clipper 6×9 mask.  The mask slips inside the Clipper 6×18 and allows you to take eight 6×9 exposures instead of four 6×18 exposures.  That doubles the number of shots …

Royal 4×5

I’ve been working on a new pinhole camera design using 4×5 paper for the new Galaxy Hyperspeed direct positive paper. With an ASA of 125, this paper promises to be a new milestone for pinhole photographers! This new camera has …

Featured on Instructables!

Easy 35 pinhole camera (featured on instructables)

The Easy 35 #pinhole camera was featured on Instructables last week as a staff pick! It’s also in the Photography Contest but the voting closes 27 Aug – if you see this in time, a vote would be appreciated – …

Pinhole Dreaming

Google has a very interesting project called Deep Dream, a sophisticated neural AI (artificial intelligence) program that looks for buildings, cars, dogs, birds, what-have-you in images. We can instantly process and recognize a dog or cat or bird without having …

Easy 35 Pinhole

  If you want a rugged, simple, compact 35mm pinhole camera with almost nothing to go wrong, the Easy 35 is for you.  The camera is open source (CC by SA) and can be made by anyone with attribution and …

Easy 35 Release

The Easy 35 pinhole camera has now been published! If you want one and don’t have a 3D printer, you can use 3D Hubs or wait for someone to produce it on eBay or Etsy. I wanted to create a new …

Easy 35

New design coming!  I’ve done a super simple 35mm film camera for those who want to use that format as well (Flyer can use 35mm film with an adapter also) or who need a more compact camera. By super simple, …

Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

What about reselling at a higher price? I’m astonished to find my cameras on eBay and even Sears’s online catalog!  Even more astonished to find them selling for a considerable premium over my price.  At first I thought they might …

Worldwide Pinhole Day 2015

It’s not too late!  Get your cameras ready and film loaded for Worldwide Pinhole Day in 2015, coming up on Sunday April 26. The participation rules are on the site, but the key points are: anyone can submit one photo …