Every once in a while there comes along some camera gear that really humbles you. It really grounds you and makes you question everything you do in digital photography. In a good way. Bringing you back to the earliest decades of photography, with its craft and its mind-throttling slow process, is the Jollylook Pinhole Instant Film Camera, which comes as a Mini DIY Kit.
I remember how mesmerized I was when my class teacher made a pinhole camera one day at junior school. A large cutout was made into the back of a shoebox, and tracing paper was then used to cover this gap.
Oh, man! Does anyone remember that Nishika 3D film camera? Well, there's something new and exciting coming to Kickstarter. It's called the Minuta Stereo camera. It's a pinhole camera designed to do the kooky 3D photos that we've come to know and love.
Pinhole photography isn't really difficult to do, but the results can be hit or miss. Still, its appeal lies in the fact that you can make a pinhole camera out of anything, and that it's actually a fun, experimental way to learn about photography.
So, how's your photography project going? You're probably doing a long-term documentary photography series, or maybe a collection of street portraits. Those will definitely take some time to complete, but surely not as long as the pinhole camera project of conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats.
The ONDU MK III is still in the early stages of its Kickstarter campaign as we speak, yet it already seems poised to become one of the, if not the, most advanced pinhole camera in the market. Now equipped with several new features, ONDU’s latest series of handcrafted pinhole cameras is geared towards those who wish to do more with pinhole photography.