Making a camera out of a matchbox
I have been teaching students how to make a camera out of a matchbox. I created this instructional video for students who wanted to make another one. You will need: Black electricians tape A needle or pin A sharp craft knife An empty roll of 35mm film with some film sticking out, you get some at Jessops or Boots An empty drinks can A black marker pen A matchbox A new roll of 35mm film. Any type will do, but normal colour print film 100 or 200 speed works well I found the original instructions from here These are some photos I took using my matchbox pinhole camera Using the camera The Pinhole camera has an f number of about f90. There's no need to be very accurate about exposure times when using colour print film, use the following as a rough guide when using ISO100 or 200 film. Outside, sunshine: 1 or 2 seconds Outside, cloudy conditions: 5 seconds Indoors, normal room lighting: 5 - 10 minutes