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This is my first instructables and talk about my first attempt to build a reusable compact pinhole camera.
The camera is named CAMela, the name come from the main piece, the "dark room", made out from a cigarette pack.
The depth of the cigarette pack is 23 mm, and the depth is the focal length. Thanks to the mrPinhole's camera design calculator we can see that 23 mm of focal lenght is almost perfect. But we have to do a hole of 0,2 mm.
On mrPinhole's website can also calculate the exposure, in a sunny day is 1/2 Sec.
You can design a pinhole camera better than mine with this calculator.
You can find all photos on: http://flickr.com/photos/spidermac/sets/72157603714419904/
All the materials used in the project are easy to find and simple to mount.
Good instructabling.
The camera is named CAMela, the name come from the main piece, the "dark room", made out from a cigarette pack.
The depth of the cigarette pack is 23 mm, and the depth is the focal length. Thanks to the mrPinhole's camera design calculator we can see that 23 mm of focal lenght is almost perfect. But we have to do a hole of 0,2 mm.
On mrPinhole's website can also calculate the exposure, in a sunny day is 1/2 Sec.
You can design a pinhole camera better than mine with this calculator.
You can find all photos on: http://flickr.com/photos/spidermac/sets/72157603714419904/
All the materials used in the project are easy to find and simple to mount.
Good instructabling.
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Signing UpStep 1"not so dark" room
In this step we take the center of the two biggest faces of the pack.
You can discover the center using a ruler to trace two lines from the opposite angles, as you can see in figures.
Once we know where center is, on one face we can draw the rectangle shape of 24 mm x 36 mm (the full frame format of 35mm film). In the other side we later made a little hole.
The inside of the pack is white, we have to turn in black.
You can discover the center using a ruler to trace two lines from the opposite angles, as you can see in figures.
Once we know where center is, on one face we can draw the rectangle shape of 24 mm x 36 mm (the full frame format of 35mm film). In the other side we later made a little hole.
The inside of the pack is white, we have to turn in black.
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Jul 23, 2008. 7:31 AMtheosullis
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But doesent the film have to be placed in the camera in a dark room because light ruins film right?
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Jul 14, 2008. 3:00 PMmicroman171
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Great first instructable dude! I will make one of these when I get home to NZ (Wow it is so warm in Aussie in winter :P:D)
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Jan 25, 2008. 2:33 PMjoopdog
says:
This looks like a great camera. However, how does the shutter work? How do I snap the pictures? Thanks
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Jan 16, 2008. 6:54 PMmeddler
says:
that, is cool! I am taking a photography class in collage, this will be a fun project.
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Jan 16, 2008. 9:33 AMminimalista
says:
si dai sanno un pò di nitro molto meglio delle molotow che puzzano troppo di catrame.. posta qualche foto fatta con la pinhole!! bella!
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Jan 15, 2008. 10:23 AMminimalista
says:
come vanno le 2g? puzzano un pò ma coprono o no?
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Jan 16, 2008. 4:30 AMspidermac (author)
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vanno da paura! eheh.. secondo me non puzzano molto..anche se lo dicono tutti.. coprono benissimo uniformemente
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Jan 14, 2008. 7:35 PM
LinuxH4x0r
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LinuxH4x0r
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Cool! I never knew it was that easy.
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Jan 14, 2008. 6:52 PMGorillazMiko
says:
Great job! The Instructable was very good, the pictures were awesome, the steps were very detailed also. This looks a bit difficult, but amazing work for a first Instructable, +1 rating.
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Jan 14, 2008. 7:05 PMspidermac (author)
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Thanks so much! ..it's not difficult this project..really..try it ;) ah..sorry for my bad english all over the Instructable.
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