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camera and opened or removed during exposure. For some of my box
cameras I have made a reducing back for 4 x 5 in. sheet film.
A sketch of a wooden box camera for paper 18 x 24 cm. Polaroid pictures of
some of my cameras:
❍ An 87 mm 8 x 10 in. camera
❍ 8 x 10 in. camera with 4 x 5 film holder
❍ Ultra wide-angle camera
❍ Ultra wide-angle camera with 4 x 5 film holder
❍ Collapsable 20 x 24 in. camera
❍ Folded up collapsable 20 x 24 in. camera
Camera for 120 Roll Film
Cameras for photographic paper have to be loaded in the dark or under a
safelight. They usually take only one sheet of paper at a time. This
somewhat laborious process makes photography slow. The slowness may be
an advantage – the photographer tends to plan his images carefully. But if
you want to take more than one picture you will have to bring several
cameras. Sheet film cameras and cameras for 120 roll film are practical for
photographic tours.
Some pinhole photographers modify an existing 120 roll film camera by
removing the lens and replacing it with a pinhole plate. Others make their
own cameras. Peter Olpe (1993) has plans for a cardboard camera for 120
roll film. The text is in German.
In 1991 I constructed a 120 roll film camera made of hardwood. I used oak
bought at a local lumber yard. The camera has a flat film plane. The
negative format is approximately 60 x 70 mm, and the focal length 45 mm. I
usually use the camera for XP-2 black and white film or Fujichrome Velvia.
Many of my "Oslo pinhole photographs" were made with this camera, as
were my "Pinhole Photographs 1997–98".
A basic sketch of the camera. A polaroid photograph of my 120 roll film
camera and of the camera opened.
A 126 Catridge Camera
A pinhole camera may be made of a 126 film cassette and some cardboard.
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