Laser Cut Pinhole Camera

After you put together your camera it captures low fidelity analog photos on 35mm film.

Laser cut pinhole camera.

This fun diy kit gives you everything you need to assemble a working pinhole camera from pieces of laser cut wood. Making a pinhole camera with a laser cutter. The latin name means dark chamber as the earliest versions consisted of small darkened rooms with light admitted through only a single tiny hole. The camera works with regular 35mm film and you can assembly it yourself from a seried laser cut sheets of wood.

How to laser cut a pinhole camera. The laser file has markings for etching into the wood for where those holes are supposed to go so simply drill into the center of those markings. It s offered in three different colors of wood. Free plans for cnc router and laser cutting.

This laser cut pinhole camera affectionately dubbed the hex is a remodeled version of a camera obscura. Typical applications include leak detection aerosol studies laser aperturing holography fiber optics guides spatial filtering and research. The pinhole plate mounts to the lid using 4 wood screws which need a 5 64 diameter hole. If you are interested in photography and have access to a laser cutter making a pinhole camera is an incredibly fun activity.

Stainless steel 3 8 9 5mm dia high quality aperture centered to 0 002 50 micron. A camera obscura is an ancestor of our modern photographic camera. The process of making the camera teaches you a lot about the principles of photography and allows you to get some really a. Pinhole cameras were some of the first cameras ever invented by using a small hole to refract light onto light sensitive photo paper.

Cut two 3 4 long dowel segments and glue them into the holes on the lid as shown in picture 2. Follow the steps below to create your own one of a kind camera you.