silent1 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I recently made pinhole cameras from a couple Altoids gum tins. These tins are conveniently exactly the correct width for 35 mm film, so I built them to accept a 60 mm strip of film, held by its own curl under a couple simple retaining rails. The 16 mm focal length gives an extremely wide angle (about 115 degrees horizontally), and the results can be interesting...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 Another result...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 And another...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 Last one...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 And a picture of the cameras, final verion.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panmedia Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Just great! A lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 They have wider Altoids boxes here. Come to think of it, they're about as wide as 120 film, which would eliminate the sprocket holes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_wisniewski Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 You built a pinhole xpan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 << They have wider Altoids boxes here. >> You're thinking of the Altoids mints, which are in different containers than Altoids gum. Donald, Thanks for sharing this, very neat. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Correct, I just read the "Altoids" part- didn't realize they MADE Altoid gum! I like the "pinhole xpan" name- see if you can sell it like that on ebay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_wisniewski Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 The best Altoids are the citrus drops and the tangerine drops. Those come in round tins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemcvay Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 The woman who runs <a href="http://junkstorecameras.com/">junkstorecameras.com</a> has some Altoid pinhole shots on her main site. <p> <a href="http://merrillphoto.com/pintoids.htm">The Great Pintoid Adventure</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Yep, Lance, that's where the name "Pintoid" comes from, AFAIK. Yes, the Altoids fruit sours are very good, but I haven't yet figured a way to mount film in the tin. BTW, the Altoids mint tins are *exactly* the correct size for 2x3 inch sheet film, I'm told -- no cutting 120 strips in the dark! Hmmm. A pinhole XPan -- I don't think the Xpan has a 115 degree FOV, does it? That'd be about a 15 mm lens (it's 24x60 mm, right?). And mine is about $2000 cheaper... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Donald and you called me crazy? Great...... Now to get that lazer drill I was working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilander Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Donald, Did you poke the pinhole right through the tin's lid? I gotta give this a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 I drilled a 1/8" hole in the tin lid with a conventional twist drill (though I held it in a pin vise and turned it by hand to avoid tearing up the lid with my drill press). I then mounted a pinhole made in .001" brass shim stock on the inside of the lid. With a 115-120 degree field of view, the thinner the pinhole, the better. Larry, what'd I call you crazy over? You don't need a laser drill, just get a sewing needle, some 1200 grit sandpaper or a very fine grained whetstone, and some brass shim stock. I can make a pinhole as good as anything Lenox Laser sells, and do it in about 15 minutes if I don't overshoot the size. I've made them in sizes from .006" up to .020" and could go larger with ease; smaller is less easy, but the .006" is just right for a 16 mm projection distance, which is pretty darned short... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Donald not you in person. Others here and there have. I have respect for you, and anyone with a beard like that has to be a friend of mine. Larry<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_friday Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 What about a pinhole xSpam--made from a spam can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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