Re: roll film camera [was: Altoids Tins as cameras?]

From: Liav Koren <yu257055_at_domain.name.suppressed>
Date: Thu 02 May 2002 - 23:45:04 PDT

On Wed, 1 May 2002 Guy Glorieux wrote:

> I built one on pinhole day. I'll let you know as soon as I have
> processed the film.
>
> I pierced a slot on one edge to install a 35mm cartridge and another on
> the opposite edge to install a take up cartridge. Installed a pinhole
> on top (.025mm), painted the inside in balck, taped the whole thing
> light tight with electrical tape. You turn the spool on the take-up
> cartridge (pure guess work) to advance the film.

This is the way I made my first film pinhole, except I used parts I ripped
out of a disposable camera. I'd like to make a similar camera for roll
film, but are there even reusable cassettes for roll film to act as a take
up? Has anyone done this sort of thing?

 Liav K.
Received on Thu May 2 23:44:41 2002

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