DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

Building a Beautiful Wooden Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Feb 28, 2013 by Udi Tirosh Add Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Some things are not made for digital (yet). This beautiful wooden anamorphic pinhole camera by instructables user Matt Bechberger is probably one of them. If not for the curved film plane than for the lacquer finished wood.

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

This wonderful device takes 120 film and then spins it around a cylinder. It is housing a mechanism that keep tension on the film so it stays at a circular form around the lens pinhole. This lead to the creation of an anamorphic image.

What is an anamorphic photo you ask? Matt explains:

“An anamorphic camera (or lens) is any device which creates a picture where the image is distorted in some manner.  It is commonly used for filming widescreen movies, because without an optical adjustment there would be portions of the top and bottom of the frame that would be wasted by black bars.  The lens stretches the image vertically so that it fills the film.  When being projected, a complementary lens stretches the image horizontally so that the image returns to normal, and with higher quality than if this method had not been used.”#

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

While the image is not accurate in any form, it has a true analog magic.

Best of all, Matt included a full tutorial over at instructables. You would need access to a laser cutter machine or you could use an online service like ponoko to make the parts.

Here is a quick, partial overview of how the camera is assembled:

Parts Assembled

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Adding The Film Retention Spool

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

The Film Cartridge

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Wood Finish

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Assembly

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Finished Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

Samples Picture

Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera

[Build an Anamorphic Pinhole Camera | instructables]

P.S. Don’t like wood? How about cardboard?

P.P.S. Dont like cardboard? How about alluminum?

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Default ThumbnailBuild A Semi-Anamorphic 35mm Pinhole Camera Shooting an abandoned building with a pinhole camera yields magical images The Pinhole F Is A Pinhole Camera Based On The Legendary Diana F How to make the perfect pinhole for your pinhole camera

Filed Under: Tutorials

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

« HDR Photography: A Stop of Light and Automatic Exposure Bracketing
Wall Of Fire Light Painting Follow Up »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Here’s a bullet time video booth you can build yourself
  • Ricoh has discontinued the HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited silver lens
  • This “stellar flower” unravels the twilight’s evolution in 360 degrees
  • Strobes vs Continuous LEDs – Which is right for you?
  • Wave goodbye to Apple’s My Photo Stream next month

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy