![]() I myself reverted back to my cardboard pinhole days and used a rubber band to attach it to my tripod head. Robert recommended a cheap clamping style cell phone holder to help attach it to surfaces or tripod. It needs to be stable and still while exposing. Using this camera is like using any pinhole camera, the exposures will be longer than traditional cameras. I placed spools inside the camera to hold them in perfect placement before gluing on the bottom of the camera.īelow: Video – How to customize your PinBox Just remember not to get any glue close to them as they have to be able to turn. My only modification was to enclose the spool holders between the camera obscura and the bottom of the camera housing, this way I will never loose them and it eliminates a chance of a light leak. Finished it’s the size of a smaller compact camera, solid and strong as the 120 spools help with the structural integrity. I followed along the instructional video while I was building my camera. I glammed mine up and covered it with a stary night print paper, then embellished it when it was finished. My camera took a little longer to assemble, I was encouraged by Robert’s DIY and be creative attitude. It is estimated to take 45 – 60 minutes to assemble. Get them involved, get them excited, keep them using film. Think about getting of couple of these for kids and turn them loose on designing the exterior of their cameras. I planned how I was going to personalize mine and had those items purchased and waiting before it arrived. You can cover or draw, marker or paint the kraft brown pieces or make it waterproof for sweaty hands. ![]() When you get your kit you will notice that there are kraft brown colored and black pieces (pictured above). I actually watched the video before mine arrived and purchased the exact glues he recommended, he states the reason he uses certain types and the fact that not all are needed but why each work best for that particular step.Ībove: This video is about building PinBox for the first time. The assembly is not difficult but I fully recommend watching his assembly video first. WAIT if you order from FPP a take up spool is included! What you will need are various types of glue and adhesives, a roll of film and a take up 120 spool. Also is the instruction sheet with basics and online links for instructional videos. What you will find in the envelope is the kraft board pre-cut and scored pieces, spool keys, winding keys, and of course a precision pinhole mounted on a disk for easy handling. The kit comes to you in a nice sturdy envelope and you get all the parts and pieces you need to make a 120 film size pinhole camera. Unlike his first camera and in the vein of many pinhole cameras you assemble this one yourself. He started with the successful Nubox1 box camera and now his most current camera is the Pinbox. Robert Hamm of the Hamm Camera Company has created another wonderful camera. It’s not a secret I love pinhole cameras, and what I love even more is making pinhole cameras, but if you are not as adventurous in the creating part Hamm Camera company has the solution.
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