P6*6 120 Pinhole Camera by schlem

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

*HEY! This was a great camera, but my newer stuff is better! Please check out the terraPin It is directly descended from the P6*6. Also, the new ACME is completely 3Dprinted and assembles without fasteners!! All my newer camera designs are much simpler to build and better to shoot than the P6*6!
This pinhole camera shoots medium-format 120 film! Shoots a 6X6 cm frame!
NEWS FLASH - Illustrated assembly instructions in MAKE: magazine edition #41 out Sept 2014 !! Recently republished in Best of Make Vol 2!
New P6*6W - Wide Angle version - Kodak Ektar 100, Fuji Acros 100 and Fuji Velvia 50 transparency film:https://www.flickr.com/photos/theschlem/sets/72157645030373964/
New Butta Shutta for remote cable release
Look for addendum to user's guide, but more info here:http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:395523Viewfinders! You asked for 'em, I designed 'em - more info here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:363857
An alternative set of parts has been designed to capture a wider angle of view. The original P6*6 already shoots a fairly wide angle frame at 62 deg horizontally; the P6*6W shoots an angle of 77.5 deg horizontally. For comparison, a 50mm lens on a 35mm film camera has a 40 deg horizontal angle of view.
The wider angle means a faster camera too: f/135 vs f/167. Details in Instructions.
-------------- P6*6 Specs --------------
50mm focal length
designed for a 0.30mm pinhole
f-stop of f/167
62 degree horiz. field of view.
-------------- P6*6W Specs --------------
35mm focal length
designed for a 0.26mm pinhole
f-stop of f/135
77.4 deg horiz. field of view.Photos from the P6*6 are posted here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/theschlem/sets/72157636632862045/
Processing by Moon Photo, Seattle http://www.moonphotolab.com/
Images on Flickr may differ from raw scans in contrast and brightness.
The P6*6 traveled to Amsterdam for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2014
On that rainy day, I spoke with one of the organizers of our AMS meetup, Alex Yates of Pinholista.com, about 3D printing and pinhole photography on the Pinhole Podcast
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I understand skepticism; I hope that if you have been delaying your pinhole photographic adventures, the onslaught of my dubiously composed and poorly-chosen subject matter will convince you that this camera works and that you can print one and shoot photos!
As to how to build and use the P6*6 - All is revealed in the new User's Guide. Anyone can put this camera together and create amazing photographs. Assembly is detailed and simplified in a new document: "P66_assy_revised.pdf"No 3D printer yet?
I have obsoleted the P6*6, but I offer my newer cameras available assembled in full on Tindie
Hate the flat shutter plate on front of the "lens"? Dress it up a bit with the trim plate and pinhole cap!http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:219829
Worried that the friction-fit of the cap on the body could pop open and ruin your film? (IFAIK, this has never happened) A Sliding Body Clip secures the cap securely to the body, preventing a dreaded accidental exposure of your film.http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:228857
NEW!! Thingiversian iandoubleyou designed a clip for the knob-side for extra security! Give it a look-see and consider printing this addition.
New, photographic filter adapter! Use neutral density filters to slow exposure times, or colored filters for effects. Not just for the P66, good for any camera without a threaded lens barrel:http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:240732
And a tiny P66 keychain!http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:252857
I have shot dozens of rolls of film through this camera now. I find this camera a delight to shoot. I am very happy with the frame indexing. Like any camera, excessive movement during exposures will blur your image. This makes very short exposures (1-2 seconds) impractical for best results unless you can absolutely immobilize the camera. A neutral density filter (which increases exposure duration by whole stops) or a remote shutter release mechanism will address this limitation and is a future improvement I plan to make. Alternately, for "quick" exposures, you can cover the pinhole with your finger, open the shutter and (literally) manually time your exposure with your finger, then close the shutter - another old-time pinhole trick.
-schlem
Incorporating aubenc's Knurled Surface Library V2, and modeled around the handy 120 Film Spool by Jakebot, the P66 builds on the PINHE4D and PINH5AD pinhole cameras designs.Updates
12-6-13 After some experimentation with different 120 films, I find that some spools are slightly larger than others. This affects the clearance at the winder spool and rotating baffle (small slotted disk); the cap will not snap completely shut. I haven't suffered any damage to negatives from this, but, just to be sure, I have reworked the baffle to a thinner 2mm thickness. You can download and print either the whole winder assembly (knob, baffle, drive) or just the baffle. I suggest having a spare knob and drive handy if you try the Film Clip accessory: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:197924
__New Wider angle version P66W f/135Exposure duration table updated including:__
Fuji Neopan Acros 100 B&W neg film
Ilford Delta 100 B&W neg film
Kodak Ektar 100 Color neg film
Fuji Velvia 100 Color slide film
Fuji Velvia 50 Color slide film
Ilford FP4 B&W neg film
Kodak 400TX B&W neg film
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