…and it’s finished

Today I completed the Pinox paper pinhole camera. I have loaded it with some 400 ISO black and white film and will shoot some pics over the next few days.

Whilst putting it together I discovered a couple of things that needed fettling to get the best possible results from the camera.
First of all, the edge of the card where the front aperture in the camera is cut shows white. This could cause issues with light reflecting off it, so I ran a black marker along each edge of the hexagon, as can be seen below.

Secondly, the internal part of the camera, when put inside the outer housing, has some movement. There is the possibility that the internal part of the camera could move during exposure causing the image to blur. To eliminate this I simply attached a small bit of white tack to the edge of each film canister to take up the space.

I’m now looking forward to some pinhole photography fun.
Stay tuned for the results 📷

New pinhole camera!

The black and white film will be on the way shortly as promised, till then I have been fiddling with paper and glue.

Today I set about building a new pinhole camera using a book I bought a while ago, which includes a CD of nets to print out so you can build a variety of different pinhole cameras.

Here is what I have so far, I’m hoping to get it finished off tomorrow.

As you can see it is very similar to the matchbox pinhole camera I have made previously.
At this early stage of making it seems like it may be better for keeping out stray light and eliminate some of the light leaks (if you want that I suppose). In terms of getting a clear sharp image (as sharp as can be expected of a camera with a pinhole actually made from a pin stuck through a piece of pop can!), the proof will be in the pudding, as they say. This may need fettling at a later day, we’ll see what I get.

Film processing

Ever wondered what happens to your roll of colour film when you drop it off at your local processing lab? Take a look at this blog post to find out.

How colour film is processed

The process used for colour film is C-41. This can also however be used to process black and white films such as KODAK PROFESSIONAL T400 CN Film and ILFORD XP2 Super, due to them being chromogenic (colour-forming) films where the image on the negative is produced by coloured dye not metallic silver.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL T400 CN

ILFORD XP2 Super