I finally made my own Matchbox Pinhole Camera. I was surprised at how easy it was to construct, and so far, it’s been easy to use. Now I just have to see how the photos turn out.

I had to make a cheat sheet on the back so I would remember my shutter times and how far to turn the winder.

10 Responses to “That Incessant Service”

• tweety30 Says:
  September 29th, 2008 at 1:05 am

  Cool. You will have to let us see some of the stuff you take with it when you get done…

• Sometimes Saintly Nick Says:
  September 29th, 2008 at 6:47 am

  That’s neat!

• Angel Says:
  September 29th, 2008 at 8:34 am

  That’s awesome. Don’t forget to share how they came out!

• Bridget Jones Says:
  October 1st, 2008 at 6:15 pm

  How very cool! Does it work well?

• Courtney Says:
  October 1st, 2008 at 6:20 pm

  @Bridget Jones: So far, so good. I won’t really know until I get the photos developed next week, though.

• tshsmom Says:
  October 2nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm

  Cool! We may have to try that. It’s the perfect project for a science geek that loves photography!

  

  Courtney Reply:
  October 2nd, 2008 at 7:11 pm

  It was a lot of fun to put together. If you can’t find a binder comb or don’t want to spend the buck, lemme know, and I’ll send a strip from mine. There’s 19 rings on a strip and I’ll never use all of them.

• Bruce Says:
  October 15th, 2008 at 11:40 am

  So have you taken any pictures with it yet? Get the film developed yet?

  

  Courtney Reply:
  October 15th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

  I’ve taken pictures with it, and the camera seems to work pretty well as far as advancing the frame. But I’m using B&W film and there’s only one place in town that develops the Arista film, so it will be a few weeks before I make it to the photo shop.

• Leesa Says:
  March 17th, 2009 at 1:46 pm

  This is too cool.
  I recently purchased a Holga and Diana but have yet to play with them yet. Can’t wait