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Seeing as my Yashica 44 build thread has gone off on a pinhole tangent, I figured it would be best to start a new thread. I've been drawing up a new wide angle pinhole body to use with the 23 Graphic 120 rollfilm back I've already got. My intention is to be able to switch between the "SnapShot" body which has a removable ground glass/shuttered lens, and the PinHole body which has a simple 0.25mm diameter pinhole and 38mm 'focal' length. By using the same printed rear section on both bodies, the rollfilm back can be fitted to either mid-roll.
As per my usual work, I can't just build a basic camera so I've incorporated a support mount for my iPhone as I've got both a bubble level and pinhole exposure calculator app on it, so it makes sense to combine them. I was going to embed a bubble level into the main body but there's little point when the phone's level is more sensitive.
![IMG_1472726044.198798.jpg IMG_1472726044.198798.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72667-03a71867578db40a290cf4c9b5ed7064.jpg)
The support arms for the phone are drawn to provide the 85mm field of view for the pinhole to assist with composition.
![IMG_1472726194.439329.jpg IMG_1472726194.439329.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72668-5db9057657843c20cc7965a8e259e411.jpg)
The shutter is hinged from the top and has a pair of small magnets embedded into the body/shutter arm so it stays closed but can still be opened easily without causing any camera shake.
![IMG_1472726255.670129.jpg IMG_1472726255.670129.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72669-892abc3fcd3fec4f1b8371496aaa883d.jpg)
![IMG_1472726266.957333.jpg IMG_1472726266.957333.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72670-5398976bf85bf350cb2c12406d6c4ef9.jpg)
![IMG_1472726291.121467.jpg IMG_1472726291.121467.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72671-8c3c9299750c643782037b2240f7e9c1.jpg)
There's a flat base on the camera body so I can embed a tripod thread once it's been printed.
Feel free to share any other pinhole camera designs on this thread too. I'm always looking for new ideas :0)
As per my usual work, I can't just build a basic camera so I've incorporated a support mount for my iPhone as I've got both a bubble level and pinhole exposure calculator app on it, so it makes sense to combine them. I was going to embed a bubble level into the main body but there's little point when the phone's level is more sensitive.
![IMG_1472726044.198798.jpg IMG_1472726044.198798.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72667-03a71867578db40a290cf4c9b5ed7064.jpg)
The support arms for the phone are drawn to provide the 85mm field of view for the pinhole to assist with composition.
![IMG_1472726194.439329.jpg IMG_1472726194.439329.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72668-5db9057657843c20cc7965a8e259e411.jpg)
The shutter is hinged from the top and has a pair of small magnets embedded into the body/shutter arm so it stays closed but can still be opened easily without causing any camera shake.
![IMG_1472726255.670129.jpg IMG_1472726255.670129.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72669-892abc3fcd3fec4f1b8371496aaa883d.jpg)
![IMG_1472726266.957333.jpg IMG_1472726266.957333.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72670-5398976bf85bf350cb2c12406d6c4ef9.jpg)
![IMG_1472726291.121467.jpg IMG_1472726291.121467.jpg](https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/data/attachments/72/72671-8c3c9299750c643782037b2240f7e9c1.jpg)
There's a flat base on the camera body so I can embed a tripod thread once it's been printed.
Feel free to share any other pinhole camera designs on this thread too. I'm always looking for new ideas :0)
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