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I've wanted to make a pin hole cameras since I was a kid. I didn't realize the photographic film part .. now that makes sense! Where do you source that in North

I've wanted to make a pin hole cameras since I was a kid. I didn't realize the photographic film part .. now that makes sense! Where do you source that in North America these days? How do you handle it? I recall loading film into cameras as a kid .. that was exposed to light but then you moved over that part of the film? Presumably the part exposed to light is junk?

MadnessASAP 3y ago
It's not film, it's the paper would project the negative onto to make a picture using an enlarger. It's not as readily available in this digital age but you should still be able to find it at a "good" camera store. I'd look for maybe single owner dedicated to craft type places vs chain dedicated to tech. You'll be wanting the B&W stuff, easier to develop and you can work with it under red lights instead total darkness. You'll also need 2 chemicals called "developer" and "fixer" suitable to the paper and distilled water to bath it in. Pinhole cameras are fun because you can build them in less then an hour for nearly free and it gets you hands on with the underlying principles of photography.