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.

Laser cut pinhole camera.

It s offered in three different colors of wood. This laser cut pinhole camera affectionately dubbed the hex is a remodeled version of a camera obscura. The pinhole plate mounts to the lid using 4 wood screws which need a 5 64 diameter hole. Follow the steps below to create your own one of a kind camera you.

Making wooden assembly pinhole camera with 35mm film. Pinhole cameras were some of the first cameras ever invented by using a small hole to refract light onto light sensitive photo paper. View gallery woodsum pinhole camera is a great gift for anyone who s interested in learning the basics of optics and photography. Typical applications include leak detection aerosol studies laser aperturing holography fiber optics guides spatial filtering and research.

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. 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. If you are interested in photography and have access to a laser cutter making a pinhole camera is an incredibly fun activity.

Cut two 3 4 long dowel segments and glue them into the holes on the lid as shown in picture 2. A camera obscura is an ancestor of our modern photographic camera. Stainless steel 3 8 9 5mm dia high quality aperture centered to 0 002 50 micron. The camera works with regular 35mm film and you can assembly it yourself from a seried laser cut sheets of wood.

The process of making the camera teaches you a lot about the principles of photography and allows you to get some really a. Free plans for cnc router and laser cutting.