The SimpleCam is a free, easy to build pinhole camera.
New to pinhole photography? With a couple of hours' time and some basic materials, you can build your own pinhole camera. This is a fun project that will yield a fully functioning pinhole camera that can be reused several times.
Features
• 35mm camera
• Film can be developed and printed anywhere
• Free - download the plans and build your own camera
Choose between three format options:
• 24mm x 24mm - classic square format
• 24mm x 36mm - traditional format
• 24mm x 58mm - panoramic format
Specifications
• 4¾"L x 1¾"W x 2¾"H
• .25mm ideal pinhole diameter
• 40mm focal length
• f150
Free Zone Plate!
Build a SimpleCam and take a roll of pictures. If you email us a photo of your SimpleCam and a picture that you took with it (and permission to post the image on this site), we'll mail you a free zone plate designed for the SimpleCam. If you're unfamiliar with zone plate photography, check out some zone plate images in the gallery and at Flickr and get ready to be amazed at the beauty of zone plate images. They are wonderfully soft and full of light.
SimpleCam 4¾"L x 1¾"W x 2¾"H