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