Comments on: Make a Civil War pinhole camera

By: lulu

lulu — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:58:15 +0000

another great tool to learn for survival mode when the power grid gets burned out and we dont have cell phones/ computers working!!

By: the Chosen One

the Chosen One — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:34:50 +0000

I am totally going to make this!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

By: dtlux

dtlux — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:25:54 +0000

I bookmarked this page and will make one later

By: lulu

lulu — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:57:53 +0000

i am sooooooo using this.!

By: bbbb

bbbb — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:56:59 +0000

this ausome

By: nickname

nickname — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:17:38 +0000

im gonna make it out of cardboard

By: mrd

mrd — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:30:02 +0000

Of course, if using 110 cartridge film, it’s not strictly period, is it?

By: outdoor man

outdoor man — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:35:46 +0000

I like the pinhole camera great proqect for the summer.

By: litle me

litle me — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:15:18 +0000

i made one. i only had 1 good pic

By: enoraa relsiea

enoraa relsiea — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:06:09 +0000

i am definitely using this for my social studies project!!!!!

By: Banana Man

Banana Man — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:35:22 +0000

Nice info!

By: Anianna

Anianna — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:43:11 +0000

ramster83, yes, the inside of the box needs to be black. Lighter colors will reflect light inside the box. The black absorbs the excess light. You want any reflected light coming from the subject you are taking a picture of, not from bouncing around inside the box.

Try an experiment: build two pinhole cameras, one with a black interior and one with a white interior. Set them side-by-side so that each one is taking the same picture for the same length of time. When you have the film developed, compare the resulting photographs and you will see why it is important to have a black interior.

By: Bulldog

Bulldog — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:02:20 +0000

bets buying one

By: ramster83

ramster83 — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:14:57 +0000

Hi all of you guys, I’m going to try making one of this. There is only one thing I do not understand, the inside of the box must be black too?. Please, let me know the answer.
Regards.

By: WICKEDly AWESOME!

WICKEDly AWESOME! — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:01:42 +0000

this is awesome!!!! I’m so going to make one!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:00:17 +0000

My sister made one of these and said it was cool.

By: LadiesMann

LadiesMann — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:35:19 +0000

It rocks

By: rhino

rhino — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:46:47 +0000

Is this stable? I have to make a Civil War camera and it needs to stand!

By: ohh

ohh — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:29:37 +0000

cool

By: brandon

brandon — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:19:26 +0000

does this work really well? i have a project at school and i think it would be very cool to try this.

By: dandy don

dandy don — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:26:21 +0000

i think it’s great. a good father/son or grand father/grandson project.

By: ed of bob

ed of bob — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:14:19 +0000

looks cool i hope it works

By: BadgerCam

BadgerCam — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:19:03 +0000

It seems the film used is a type able to be develped at a 1 hour photo, but I am not shure. The last bit about bracketin your shots is great because there is no light meter to tell you how long to leave the shutter open.

By: Didn't really work

Didn't really work — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:23:58 +0000

So I tried this but the film wouldn’t turn. So the Camera wouldn’t take a picture.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:59:07 +0000

okay this is great and all but they need a bit more better inst.

i mean i get but wat about the kids in school who have to do projects and they dont understand how to processe it.

but any ways this a great way to teach history.

and i do agree with the ones above me.

By: Cannon

Cannon — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:10:41 +0000

Does it work?

By: photoman

photoman — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:42:58 +0000

great idea, it could be fun to get away from digital cameras, and do it the old fashion way.

By: jan

jan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:20:24 +0000

Well it looks fun to make

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:23:36 +0000

It works great. I can not develop my pictures though. How do you develop them?

By: Nye

Nye — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:08:21 +0000

THis is a great way to preserve history, and earn photography merit badge. But a thicker substance for the shudder is advised, as some paper lets small amounts of light in, which can cause spot glare.

By: me

me — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:16:55 +0000

i thought this was cool and I recomend it for anyone

By: rs player(aka) jackson

rs player(aka) jackson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:52:17 +0000

any 1 play rs?

By: michael jackson

michael jackson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:51:06 +0000

hi this is a great article kool

thnks

jackson

By: the world's biggest dwarf

the world's biggest dwarf — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:49:10 +0000

I like it so much. People should just make one of these instead of buying a camera at the store.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:45:15 +0000

this is a great example of preserving photographic history

By: jmn

jmn — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:44:18 +0000

This is a rilly grate idea.

By: Doctor

Doctor — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:52:37 +0000

It looks cool.

By: A FAT LADY

A FAT LADY — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:51:11 +0000

This looks cool. I’d snap pictures of places almost anywhere with one!

By: Nile river

Nile river — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:30:38 +0000

I think it is cool. For my science fair I did a project on how

does a Pinhole Camera work? I used wax paper incase of a film.

I enjoyed using this camera.

By: mad scientist

mad scientist — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:14:24 +0000

IT’S SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!

By: hunter08

hunter08 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:55:20 +0000

this is so cool and I told my friends about it to

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:09:05 +0000

measurments are wrong in order to have 4 equal sections of 1 7/8inches it must be 6 5/8inches long altogether

By: S.S. Webalo759

S.S. Webalo759 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:50:15 +0000

Hmmmmmm, Looks Nice In the Picture Instructions!!

By: BOB#1

BOB#1 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:27:54 +0000

This looks fun!

By: hungrycty

hungrycty — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:08:19 +0000

is an exposure when you remove the shutter or what?

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:23:49 +0000

awsom

By: hailey

hailey — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:28:36 +0000

i haven’t used this exact method but i have done this in my photography class and it works amazingly, i love it! You should try it!

By: etdog252

etdog252 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:58:05 +0000

i have done this

works very well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: larve

larve — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:26:08 +0000

Thats soooo cool does it really work I think i’ll try it!

By: REX2

REX2 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:26:10 +0000

COOL!

By: scuba dude 642

scuba dude 642 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:45:40 +0000

that is awesome! does it work?

By: love guns

love guns — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:55:08 +0000

weird.