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  • DIY Camera Challenge!

       
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    Hamish Gill
    Published on 14-02-12 09:36 AM
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    Since we have now closed the Cheap as Chips Challenge I thought I would start another one ...
    A hard one!

    For this challenge the camera or lens has to be home made!!

    That I imagine sounds pretty daunting?

    Well dont let it be, the simplest option is to make a pin hole lens for an slr!
    this can be done by drilling a hole in a lens cap, putting a bit of tin foil over the hole and poking a pin through it... simple!

    I am going to attempt to build a camera from scratch ... very probably a pin hole camera, but a camera none the less!

    If anyone has any ideas or links to DIY camera projects to give people some ideas post them in this thread!

    Here is a nice little tutorial on making a match box pin hole camera!


    The deadline date (which i will stick to this time) is 14/05/12 ... lots of time!
    3 photo entry
    post the photos with a little description of you camera in a thread called "(title) my DIY Camera Photos"

    Good luck!
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    Comments 13 Comments
    1. Hamish Gill's Avatar
      No one up for this one then?
      Reply
    1. Allan Batchelor's Avatar
      hmm
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    1. Paul Lange's Avatar
      I have an idea for a full DIY camera but problem is I haven't got round to using my Boots Amica pinhole special yet let alone another camera. Very tempted though as I think my idea would be quite interesting.
      Reply
    1. Dan Cattermole's Avatar
      Okay, right, this is going to be interesting! Lol.
      I'll give it a go..... Can't promise anything..... I'm in!
      Reply
    1. Pete Askew's Avatar
      Hammer and nails are at the ready!!
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    1. Hamish Gill's Avatar
      Aces!
      Like I say, it doesn't have to be all DIY, just an element of home build, be that in the camera or lens...
      I was thinking of using a lens from a ohp... But I might work up to that one ...
      Reply
    1. Duane Stanton's Avatar
      Count me in!!
      Reply
    1. Brian Moore's Avatar
      in.
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    1. Peter Blake's Avatar
      I had actually been playing around with a pinhole adapter for Nikon very recently; Polaroid backs can be picked up here for next to nothing, might have a go with some very outdated flim.
      Reply
    1. Thomas brookes's Avatar
      Think we should have 2 votes 1 for final result and 1 for camera/ lens ingenuity
      Reply
    1. Hamish Gill's Avatar
      not a bad call that one ... i have a stack of ideas... not sure how good they are though ...
      bought some mdf to play with the other day though, so thats a start!
      Reply
    1. Darren Turner's Avatar
      PASS...........my middle name is John not Canon, Nikon Or Pentax
      Reply
    1. Hamish Gill's Avatar
      Surly you got tin foil in that kitchen of yours ...

      Reply

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