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je vous envoies une photo de sténopé , j'adore caet c'est sympa
Posted by: viallet on April 27, 2008
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je vous envoies une photho de l'eglide d'oullins
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quece que c'est
Posted by: viallet on April 27, 2008
Merci!
Posted by: Chris on April 28, 2008
how do you pop open a film canister? i always get it dented and then it doesnt work
Posted by: Helen on April 29, 2008
with a bottle opener
Posted by: Anibal on April 30, 2008
回归原始，自然最好 一部相机，两种创意 好完美的创意！
Posted by: chubbykirk on April 30, 2008
omg thank you Anibal =)
Posted by: Helen on May 3, 2008
this is great!
Posted by: Kallan on May 4, 2008
This looks awesome.. thanks for the pdf
Posted by: Joe Philipson on May 5, 2008
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Posted by: Scott Ryan on May 5, 2008
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It was a dark and stormy night (and my camera has a light leak).
Posted by: Scott Ryan on May 5, 2008
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Posted by: Scott Ryan on May 5, 2008
Download broken?
Posted by: gerard on May 7, 2008
Where's the CF card go?
Posted by: Jolene Oldham on May 8, 2008
Holy Crapoly I haven't seen one of these since my dad and I used Stat material and took a pic out of his office window at Avenue Road and Bloor Street in the early '80s. These are sooooo cool - the only thing I will have to find is the material and chemicals to actually process the print as I don't have a darkroom.... I'll be back with a photo from the Pinhole Camera
Posted by: Michelle on May 8, 2008
What type of paper do u use, I know priter paper, but like card, or normal paper?
Posted by: Adrina on May 9, 2008
i absolutely do not understand how to get the film into the camera. i've got it in the box, set up and everything, but how do i connect it to the actual camera?
Posted by: kelsey on May 9, 2008
i dont know why but after i print out everything and make the interior, it doesnt fit into the exterior. I made the peyote and i was disappointed that the interior is too bulky to fit inside
Posted by: Helen on May 9, 2008
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gracias!
Posted by: luis on May 10, 2008
your cameras are super super cool! and your artwork is amazing!
Posted by: daniela on May 12, 2008
this is ace! I have a question- am I supposed to do step seven in the dark? or can I do it in regular light?
Posted by: Robin on May 12, 2008
these instructions were very confusing
Posted by: HI on May 13, 2008
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Hi, thats cool. I also designed pinhole camera 5 years ago> http://huberokororo.net/index.php?menu=produkty&produkt=rubikon&page= Just as a reaction on digital techno. It is an redesign of Dirkon from 1979. But yours are more funny like a toy.
Posted by: Jaroslav on May 15, 2008
Do I cut out the red circle in the front of the camera???
Posted by: Ally on May 15, 2008
Me sale que está el enlace roto y no puedo acceder
Posted by: Carlos on May 17, 2008
What paper is better in making this camera? cardboard?? normal A4 paper ?? thank you very much ~_~
Posted by: Cyrus on May 18, 2008
to Cyrus: use a thin card, somewhere between normal A4 paper and card, closer to card though...
Posted by: zakorath on May 18, 2008
to zakorath: oh @o@"~ then it should be the thickness of a business card those type!? by the way, how large do I need to open in the front of the "lens" ..? the red circle only? or larger?? thx very much....XD by Silly Cyrus /o\
Posted by: Cyrus on May 18, 2008
NICE!!!! flashbacks from the old days :)
Posted by: rocoso on May 19, 2008
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I prefer rollfilm and pin hole photography are fun in itself. But what about a template/model for a 5x4", film handling problem would be a piece of cake - just a bit of tape. One shot
Posted by: Larseso on May 19, 2008
So what about the hole in the front of the camera and loading the film? do we cut out the hole? do you need to load the film in the dark??
Posted by: Logan hudak on May 25, 2008
I couldn't get the first 2 pages to print
Posted by: bill Shough on May 26, 2008
I couldn't get the first 2 pages to print
Posted by: bill Shough on May 26, 2008
what type of film does this use?
Posted by: Cori on May 26, 2008
yo estoy rebelando y es divertido !! me costo conseguir algunas cosa necesarias !!
Posted by: jorge on May 28, 2008
Beautiful! Thank you
Posted by: Karl on May 28, 2008
Can't download PL version :( not exist:(
Posted by: kuba on May 29, 2008
404 Not Found
Posted by: lamarck on May 29, 2008
that's great..i've downloaded all the cameras and i'll try to built all of them, and of course, i'm going to take a look and use them! Thanks for the project, thanks for the time spended....great ideas, sahre this is great... thanks
Posted by: demian on May 30, 2008
stan pka madre los diseños estan de lujo gracias :)
Posted by: eddy on May 30, 2008
for those of you having problems like HELEN: where the film does not fit in the box. for some reason the download is sized at 8.2 x 10.8. it needs to be RESIZED for 8.5 x 11. I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE I had to build two of them because I ran into the problem. Photoshop does quick work of this. ROBYN: you can load the camera in regular light. it is only the first frame that will get burnt. just make sure to wind your film to the next frame before you shoot. a big paper clip is handy to wind. ADRINA: i built my camera using black posterboard. its just thick enough and you can glue the paper onto the non gloss side. just make sure to poke every other dotted line so that the folds will crease cleanly. AllY: you can cut out the red circle out if you like, just make sure the hole on the foil is the size of a pin hole.
Posted by: orlando ambriz on May 31, 2008
Where is the pdf? It seems to be broken
Posted by: javier on June 1, 2008
404 - not found :(
Posted by: Aga on June 2, 2008
这款真是太棒了,谢谢~`
Posted by: 含玉 on June 4, 2008
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Posted by: mephisto19 on June 6, 2008
Lorena!: Feliz cumpleaños!! Use a bottle opener for opening a film canister.
Posted by: JuanCalop on June 6, 2008
does not work...
Posted by: Eddy on June 7, 2008
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this is what we shot - does anyone know how to focus?
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Posted by: jou zek on June 12, 2008
merci!
Posted by: gengsmile on June 13, 2008
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制作过程很顺利，图纸讲解明确，非常感谢。 个人的体会是用的材料不能太厚，因为图纸尺寸的余量不足。 我用的是黑色的素描卡纸。等冲印后上照片。
Posted by: junjun on June 14, 2008
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Posted by: junjun on June 14, 2008
i'm new to pinhole and have only done it either directly on photo paper and then developed it in the darkroom or with ilford b&w film. i want to try color film but am hesitant to get it processed at a store. any recommendations?
Posted by: rachel on June 19, 2008
Its really easy! Just use store-bought film for these ones, it actually behaves essentially the same way as B&W film, you just have to take the film to the store to develop!
Posted by: Charles on June 19, 2008
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Posted by: Diego on June 20, 2008
q doido isso... cada um num idioma...
Posted by: Marcella on June 20, 2008
this is cool and all but, and this is probably because I'm new to papercraft, the instructions kind of suck. Having a few vague pictures are not nearly enough to teach a beginner how to make one of these cameras. Maybe more instructive instructions later, please?
Posted by: Eric on June 21, 2008
Adorei esta câmera escura, vou tentar revalar as fotos e posto como ficou!!! thanks!
Posted by: Dyelle on June 23, 2008
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Posted by: John Parker on June 24, 2008
As much as I love the cameras on this site, it seems like there is a problem with the measurements for th exterior. I bought some 35 mm film, but the canister is about 1 mm too long to fit in the exterior. It also seems to take up too much space widthwise, leading the flaps not to be able to be glued properly. I know there have been earlier complaints of the scaling being wrong and the interior not fitting into the exterior, but that appears to have been fixed, and is not a problem for me. Could someone give me some pointers on how I could fix this? Thanks!
Posted by: JS on June 25, 2008
can use a digital camera replace the film ??
Posted by: Zenon on July 1, 2008
el archivo pdf esta dañado y no puedo descargarlo
Posted by: begona maza on September 19, 2008
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merci
Posted by: Watanabe Kenta on October 5, 2008
You guys rock :)
Posted by: Me on October 6, 2008
which side of the the film is the side that faces the inside of the camera? the tan side or the dark slick side? and is the sizing problems of the website fixed yet?
Posted by: helen on October 13, 2008
these instructions are very very very confusing, can someone help me?
Posted by: jenna on October 14, 2008
i would like to know how to size up a pdf when i made this camera it was too small to hold the film
Posted by: janet on October 15, 2008
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Je suis jeune, il a vrais. Merci!
Posted by: Cliff on October 19, 2008
how do you know when the next frame starts and ends? but its been quite a adventure making it.
Posted by: eric poole on November 2, 2008
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This looks amazing! I can't wait to try it! : )
Posted by: Zenzile on November 3, 2008
A.you dont need to focus a pinhole camera in theory it has everything in focus B.use the download as a template and make your camera out of stiff cardboard but increase depth of camera by 1/8th of inch you can then glue the original paper onto your cardboard camera,(if you want it to look pretty,otherwise the download is useless as its too small.Will this site publish a guide to making the camera,if so i will write one
Posted by: pat casey on November 4, 2008
来点中文好不好?
Posted by: 游离小小 on November 12, 2008
hello... I can't donwload the cameras??? Can you send me the files please... I love you cameras and I really want it. Sorry for my english but I don't speak english very well. Thanks a lot.
Posted by: Diego Guzman on November 17, 2008
Le lien vers le doc PDF ne semble pas marcher..bouhouhou
Posted by: Benoit on November 26, 2008
Wiked Theese Watsmagigs r really kwl I WANT ONE Lol Bye Bye Tutor Time Borin
Posted by: Smexual on November 28, 2008
now isn't this snazzy?
Posted by: denise on November 29, 2008
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wow! mantap coy! turimakasih, thanks good...guud..good...
Posted by: kutuloncat on December 2, 2008
i'm not able to open the pdf file. it says it's damage. is there any way that you can send me the instruction via e-mail? what should i do!?? they look so cool!
Posted by: debora on December 3, 2008
Hi! Can't donwload the cameras. Can you send me the file? Thanks a lot!
Posted by: Isabel Strube on December 4, 2008
FO-DA
Posted by: Julia (Brasil) on December 5, 2008
coollss..top markotop bro keep,s your style ;)
Posted by: deni_odink on December 5, 2008
oh god, 1 just can't wait
Posted by: george on December 6, 2008
the PDF is corrupt! Please, fix the file. Thanks!!
Posted by: SilverTape on December 7, 2008
Attention le fichier PDF lance un message d'erreur
Posted by: Greg on December 16, 2008
Isn´t work. I can´t download pdf file. Please, fix the link. Tks
Posted by: Luciana on December 17, 2008
I cannot figure out how to open the download without it being a bunch of random letters and numbers! please help?
Posted by: Iliana on December 18, 2008
Quisiera comentar que hice la cámara, pero la caja decorada es muy pequeña y no caben los rollos fotográficos, me gustaría saber si cuentan con un archivo con las medidas modificadas.
Posted by: Cynthia Chavarin on December 23, 2008
PDF opened fine for me.. but about the size issue: I ran into the same problem and only discovered after about two hours of work! What you have to do is when you hit "Print" from the PDF you have to change the Page Scaling (under the Page Handling section) to "None". By default, acrobat shrinks it down to 89% of the original size (don't ask me why..). After you have hit "None" then it should say 100% under "Zoom". Now you can print and it will be the correct size. I have made the whole camera but now i am worried about shooting pictures. It says to give the film one whole turn to advance the film, but can anyone who has already shot photos with this please tell me about what it's like? And I too agree that these instructions were not clear enough.. the camera itself is great but I didn't like not really knowing what each step of the process was. Thanks!
Posted by: Thomas on December 27, 2008
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Pura diversão!!!
Posted by: Hans Georg on December 30, 2008
This camera need 2 film?
Posted by: yeon on January 13, 2009
What a great site! Bless you!
Posted by: Taz on January 19, 2009
I can't download the file, my pc always tells me the file is damaged. But I can download all other patterns. Can someone tell me what's wrong?
Posted by: eaten on January 20, 2009
What!
Posted by: Luffy on January 30, 2009
estas camaras son una passsssadaaaa!!!!!
Posted by: Bernat on February 5, 2009
最单纯的快乐~~ 做好了就去扫街！！
Posted by: 袁妍果 on February 18, 2009
i have the problem with the scaling thank you so much Thomas. I am unsure about film winding too becuase are the things on the top make out of paper that are black and white triangles supposed to actually turn or do you remove the actual camera from the exterior and manually wind it after every shot and then put it back inside the exterior. and yess I agree that they need to work on their instruction skills i even found that the diagrams were quite hard to understand and sometimes i think they missed out steps like making a hole in the exterior so that the pinhole can see through
Posted by: hilary on February 20, 2009
GOOD~~~~
Posted by: stone on February 27, 2009
i still can not open the empty film canister, it is hard .
Posted by: yusa on March 3, 2009
i find it more easier to use photographic paper instead of film. but the pain was i had to go back and forth to the darkroom just to load/unload the paper.
Posted by: adrian on March 10, 2009
dfds
Posted by: Minseong-hwang on March 11, 2009
I love this camera
Posted by: Reneesmee on March 14, 2009
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Bonjour ! Je suis tombée par hasard sur votre site. Je cherchais des paper toys et suis arrivée ici via bigchief. J'adore, je vous met dans mes favoris. A bientôt pour voir le rendu de mes images ;) Continuez. Merci.
Posted by: Artistyck on April 13, 2009
Hi. I was also trying out to make the camera. However, I have difficulties in trying to wind the films. How does it work actually? &if we are to use paper clip, where do we attach the paper clip. can someone help me? thanks!(:
Posted by: Mahmudah on April 19, 2009
sounds fun. i will try it out. :-)
Posted by: zelda75231 on April 23, 2009
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je voudais faire une mascotte avec mon avatar!!
Posted by: micka3d on April 24, 2009
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this is the Western Railway Station in Budapest, Hungary. The prepared camera is Skolnik.
Posted by: Ági Vedres on April 27, 2009
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Western Railway Staion, Budapest, Hungary. Prepared Skolnik-pinhole camera.
Posted by: Ági Vedres on April 27, 2009
the italian pdf of this camera is damaged!!!! thanks
Posted by: Sarah on April 30, 2009
Hoo :( le lien pour construire l'appareil photo Sténopé ne fonctionne pas !
Posted by: vivi on May 13, 2009
good!
Posted by: lin on May 14, 2009
That is Great! I love Camera!
Posted by: alimamei on June 2, 2009
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good^_^
Posted by: iris on June 2, 2009
I think you guys are stupid. Get lives.
Posted by: Short Dick Man on June 4, 2009
hola a todos esto es genial, encontre esta pagina de casualidad, y soy amante a este tipo de camaras, espero poder subir algunas, los felicito exelente idea...
Posted by: cesar8006 on June 6, 2009
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This PDF archive or link is broken!!! Thanks, very good camera designs. cheers.
Posted by: Luis Hevia G. on June 15, 2009
Serios camera :)
Posted by: malahoff on June 19, 2009
Sizes? Medidas? clap clap clap
Posted by: Carina on June 24, 2009
What size do I print this at?
Posted by: Dominique on June 25, 2009
Con lo interesane q parece y el enlace del pdf está roto :S
Posted by: Daohine on July 16, 2009
wow! It's cool.
Posted by: djgj_- on July 24, 2009
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image from my camera
Posted by: imajrinalsi on August 3, 2009
A W E S O M E ! :D
Posted by: jenong ! on August 9, 2009
Wasted two rolls of film trying to do this, had it all built but card sandwiched the film too tightly and so it wouldn't roll on. Cool design though.
Posted by: Fee on September 6, 2009
a wonderful work,i ll try it as soon as possible. but how should i print the plans?what will be the dimensions of the camera?
Posted by: gbasar on September 16, 2009
Sweet! I'm going to do this tonight. Totally Awesome! Cant wait to play with it.
Posted by: lucas on October 27, 2009
Właśnie tego szukałam ! Thanks :)
Posted by: Anka on January 15, 2010
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I love you, pinhole! Greetings from Florence!
Posted by: Smaro on January 25, 2010
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The david!!
Posted by: Smaro on January 25, 2010
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b/n experiment
Posted by: Emanuele on January 27, 2010
derya
Posted by: derya sinaci on February 25, 2010
I want to thank the blogger very much not only for this post but also for his all previous efforts. I found www.corbis.readymech.com to be extremely interesting. I will be coming back to www.corbis.readymech.com for more information.
Posted by: payday loans toronto on February 27, 2010
how much do you wind after each picture?
Posted by: camille on February 28, 2010
Above there is a photo of a building with columns. Which town is it? is this in latvia?
Posted by: hello on March 14, 2010
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Thank you pinhole! Road through the forest/ pinhole / 12 second exposure / ISO 400 film / Scratched the film while unloading.
Posted by: Corey on March 15, 2010
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Portrait/ pinhole/ 15 second exposure/ cloudy / ISO 400 film
Posted by: Corey on March 15, 2010
The tape mark and fingerprints at the end of the roll.
Posted by: Corey on March 15, 2010
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The tape mark and fingerprints at the end of the roll
Posted by: Corey on March 15, 2010
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Forest / Garden Valley, TX / pinhole/ 8 second exposure/ cropped
Posted by: Corey on March 15, 2010
the best
Posted by: andrea on March 15, 2010
I happy!! I did it! Here is the my results: http://deadhorse.spb.ru/camera-by-hands/
Posted by: somichek on March 20, 2010
I collected the photos today and they were all blank! Can someone please tell me what could have gone wrong, I am sure the container has no light leaks. Thanks. Zena
Posted by: Zena on March 20, 2010
Hi, I'm trying to make the camera, but I'd like to know, how do I roll the film and change to the next frame? Thanks !
Posted by: Sofia on March 22, 2010
Hello!! everybody This camera is so cool. I'm trying to make one, but I have some problem. I don't have an empty film canister. Can I use another thing instead of it? And how can I roll the film and change to the next frame?
Posted by: ibie on April 1, 2010
感謝ｘD
Posted by: MINNIE on April 2, 2010
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Posted by: shing on April 22, 2010
this is so Great!
Posted by: Kathy on April 22, 2010
sooo viel Spaß
Posted by: Anja on April 25, 2010
ok ok ok
Posted by: ARTTEN on April 29, 2010
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just wanna test the function
Posted by: abc on May 4, 2010
thz
Posted by: UPIN on June 3, 2010
You are really crazy! :-)
Posted by: Ale(x) on June 10, 2010
To ZENA. if there are no light leaks, did you make a pinhole?
Posted by: Terivia on June 14, 2010
hi
Posted by: unky on June 23, 2010
Download broken :(
Posted by: A. Davis on July 12, 2010
i know it sounds stupid but how do u build the exterior and fit the actual functioning thing inside
Posted by: Spencer on July 21, 2010

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