pinhole camera

Snap Pictures with a Pinhole Camera from a Baking Sheet

Snap Pictures with a Pinhole Camera from a Baking Sheet

Piekarski built a 35mm pinhole camera from a baking sheet. A pinhole camera uses a hole to allow light to shine onto film without a lens.

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A 3D Printed Large Format Camera

A 3D Printed Large Format Camera

Pinhole cameras have been a staple of makers and DIYers for generations, usually made out of wood, plastic, or metal. Over on Thingiverse, schlem has created a pinhole camera with a 3D printer. This one’s special though: it uses 4×5″ film, a very large size vastly superior in image quality than 35mm film stock, and an excellent method of creating truly artistic photographic prints.

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