User:Mintycam

A do-it-yourself (DIY) 35mm film pinhole camera made from an Altoids mint tin. Can be made by spray painting the interior of the mint tin with flat black paint and drilling a small pinhole through the lid with a small sewing needle. Small slits are to be cut into the right and left side of the tin to allow the film to be threaded through the tin so that the film leader can be connected to an empty 35mm film. A small piece of black opaque photo tape is then used to cover the pinhole to create a shutter. Once the camera is loaded and made light tight with black photo tape, you can now make exposures by removing the tape shutter from in front of the pinhole. An average exposure in daylight, using 100 ASA film, is about 1-2 seconds. To Advance the film you, simply turn the key crank located on the on the film canister. When the film can not be cranked through the camera, you pull the turn key from the take-up film canister and place it on the top of the other film canister. Wind the film into that canister, remove the tape and disconnect from the other film cartridge. Process film like any other 35mm film camera at photo processing lab, but request "Process only". Negatives are best scanned digitally then retouched with computer photo processing software. Photo prints can be made from digital files by outputting to various printing devices. The CK Mintycam was invented, titled and created by Chris Keeney in 2006