Pinhole Lego Film Transport Assembly

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I've been messing with my junction box pinhole for about a year now and was unhappy with the clunky film transport I had originally designed for it.

I took the first version and rebuilt it using Lego technics pieces - works oodles better and film movement is so much smoother.

Here's a couple of shots - both loaded and unloaded and one of the complete pinhole camera

If anyone needs the parts list, let me know:
 

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CuS;1296224I took the first version and rebuilt it using Lego technics pieces - works oodles better and film movement is so much smoother. [/QUOTE said:
You really can't make this stuff up.
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I was also shocked how well it worked - the box as well was pretty easy - just one of those weather sealable junction boxes - I replaced the screws with studs that would work with wing nuts - the orange cylinder on the top is a magnet for stowing the wing nuts - also up top is a bi-directional bubble level.
 

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This is amazing





 

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You can download a free software to design your camera with existing lego parts. When the design is over , you can buy whatever and how many parts ever used in your design. This is fully automatic order system within their website.

Only pinhole camera I can invest time is the pinhole anamorphic camera. Your second camera could be that. I liked the box very much and the pinhole with a shutter and release cord.

May be you could glue every part to protect it from impacts.

I reallly loved this lego camera. Congrulations.

Umut
 

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Genius! Legos FTW!
 

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Very impressive! such a simple and thought out application of lego parts and 120 film spools. I also dig the electrical junction box. I might have to make one soon!
 
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The lego build site - is very cool - but we have bazillions of Lego here - two boys - lotsa lego.

I think the thing that makes 120 spools and lego work well is that they are both metric.

and here's one of the first shots:
 

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amazing! Do you think i could have the parts list?
thanks
 
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CuS

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Sure! Shooting it this week - I'll do a deconstruct this weekend and give you teh parts list
 

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Simple amazing, I have a son-in-law who collects Leggos. One room of is house is full, humm find parts list and give him a call.
David
 
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build instructions

Here its is. If you download the lego digital designer here:

http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/download/

then you can use the build file i made using it.

once you get it downloaded, PM for the build file (i would upload the html build instruction but I'm not sure how to).

Thanks!
 
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CuS

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I also just finished the 35mm film transport version - also with lego - i'll post some shots this week.
 

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I'm going to look into the digital designer. I love Lego, although since the pattent has become public, there are a lot more one-perpose blocks.
 
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