Maker and Flickrer Francesco Capponi wants to give you a camera. The catch is that you must make it yourself. The pinhole camera, seen above, comes in the form of a JPEG image which you can download, cut out and keep.
The camera, called the Dippold Pinhole Camera, is a template for A4 or US letter sized paper. You print it, stick it to a sheet of cardboard and follow the assembly instructions. The black-printed template forms the inside and cuts down on reflected light, and whatever card you use shows up on the outside (we recommend a Captain Crunch cereal box). You’ll need to bring some of your own objects to the project, though. First, a rubber-band to keep it all together and second, two rolls of film.
One of these should be an empty canister, one full. You open up the empty one, thread the film-leader onto the reel and use it as a take-up spool. This has the advantage of keeping both exposed and unexposed film in a safe, light-tight container.
And of course, you’ll need to develop and print the film, but if you are in Europe or any other Easter-celebrating country, you have fully four days of holiday, including today, to try it out. A great weekend project.
dippold pinhole camera 1.0 [Flickr via Make]
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