For Sale For SALE: Pinhole cameras, 8x10, 5x7, & two 4x5's

For SALE: Pinhole cameras, 8x10, 5x7, & two 4x5's

Hello, I am culling my collection of large format pinhole cameras. I'm keeping the ones I use on a regular basis and the rest have to go.

As you can tell from the pictures; all four of these cameras were made by the same company. ((if anybody knows the name, please let me know.))

I have made certain modifications to the cameras to make them easier to use; added carrying straps/handles, added sight lines on the top, filter rings on the inside, behind the pinholes, for 52mm and 67 mm filters; and the appropriate film holder to protect the inside of the body from dust and what not. All four cameras hold the sheet film holders by inserting them in back and holding them against the back of the body by tightening the black knobs. Very effective and light tight.

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If you have any additional questions, I will be glad to answer to the best of my knowledge.

1. 8x10: Focal length: 190mm, f/380, Pinhole size: 0.508mm. ((0.0508 in the photo is a mistake))

I have screwed on a bubble level on the top and added sight lines on the top, using the two brass nails on the front corner and the black knob in the back. There is an added carrying strap, a 67mm filter holder inside behind the pinhole, and a 8x10 film holder to protect the inside of the box. There is a discolouration on the bottom, left behind by a Manfrotto quick release.

$160.00 plus postage.




2 . 5x7: Focal length: 110mm, f/220, Pinhole size: 0.508mm.

I have screwed on a carrying handle on the top and added sight lines using the vertical portions of the handle and the black knob in the back. There is an a 52mm filter holder inside behind the pinhole and a 52>67mm step up ring, and a 5x7 film holder to protect the inside of the box. There is a discolouration on the bottom, left behind by a Manfrotto quick release.

$140.00 plus postage




3. 4x5: Focal length: 65mm, f/177, Pinhole size: 0.351mm.

I have screwed on a carrying handle on the top and added sight lines using the vertical portions of the handle and the brass nail in front of the black knob in the back. There is an a 52mm filter holder inside behind the pinhole and a 52>67mm step up ring, and a 4x5 scrap film holder to protect the inside of the box.

$110.00 plus postage



4. 4x5: Focal length: 54mm, f/181, Pinhole size: 0.320mm.

I have screwed on a carrying handle on the top and added sight lines using the vertical portions of the handle and the brass nail in front of the black knob in the back. There is an a 52mm filter holder inside behind the pinhole and a 52>67mm step up ring, and a 4x5 scrap film holder to protect the inside of the box.

$110.00 plus postage


If you have any questions, or want more pics, give me a shout.

I don't understand how the shutter works in these cameras. Can you explain?

Thomas Bertilsson said:

I don't understand how the shutter works in these cameras. Can you explain?

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Hello, Since these cameras use sheet film holders, I used the dark slide as a shutter... Exposure times are usually on the order of several minutes, if you are using a 400iso film and much longer, (ie 30minutes) if using a 25iso film. I would put a finger tip over the pinhole, pull the dark slide, and exposure would start when I removed my finger from the pinhole and at the end of the exposure, I would replace my finger on the pinhole and quickly insert the dark slide with the other hand. Needless to say, the camera is sitting on a tripod. if you where using a pinhole camera that used roll film, then you would need some sort of shutter since there is no darkslide to protect the film from light. For that I usually an old shutter mechanism where at least the T setting works. Other roll film pinhole cameras use a slide or other gizmo keep the light out. Anything that can do OPEN/SHUT will work as shutter.

Thanks. Was curious if there was a built in mechanism or not.

Thomas Bertilsson said:

Thanks. Was curious if there was a built in mechanism or not.

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Hello again.... In the case of these four cameras, there is no internal shutter mechanism. If these don't sell, then I'll put some small Packard shutters on the outside. I forgot to mention the pneumatic Packard Shutter. Again, simplicity mached up with simplicity.....

Pinhole photography is very much a DIY subgroup of photography...... anything can be made into a camera, imagine, a small pipe tabacco tin, make a pin hole in the lid, insert a strip of 35 film, close lid, tape box to something stationary so it doesn't move...., slide the fridge magnet from the pinhole... do required exposure... slide magnet back over hole.... photography at its simplest.

Yes, that's part of why I love pinhole photography - all the DIY stuff. I've been messing with a Zero Image 2000, which is 6x6, but has a sliding shutter.

But the film transport is not good, so I'm looking for a 4x5 to use with a 6x7 roll film back, which is where my curiosity comes from.

These look like very nice cameras! I hope somebody gets to enjoy them soon!

Thomas Bertilsson said:

Yes, that's part of why I love pinhole photography - all the DIY stuff. I've been messing with a Zero Image 2000, which is 6x6, but has a sliding shutter.

But the film transport is not good, so I'm looking for a 4x5 to use with a 6x7 roll film back, which is where my curiosity comes from.

These look like very nice cameras! I hope somebody gets to enjoy them soon!

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IIf you are looking for a 4x5 camera for a 6x7 then take early Speed Graphic, strip down, Remove the front lens holder, bellows, put a Graflock back on it, and you can mount anything in the 4x5 Graflock back. shut the front and put the pin holein the center of the door. The good thing is you have a focal plane shutter that you can put on T. On my Speed pinhole, the tension is way off and none of the speeds are real, but T works and that's all that you want.