Today I dug out the Polaroid camera (I think it was a Square Shooter) that I had hacked up a few years ago in an attempt to make a Polaroid back for my Holga (I stopped the project because coincidentally I got Holaroid from Craigslist right after I started hacking).

I cut off the bulk of the front of the camera, covered the big hole with some foam and gaffer’s tape, and stuck a pinhole on the front (the pinhole was made from a section of a soda can).

I didn’t measure the size of the pinhole or the focal length, so I have no idea what the approximate aperture is — and therefore have no ballpark idea how long my exposures should be. I took two test photos inside the house — each exposure was for about five minutes (another thing I didn’t measure).

Interesting subject, I know.

I really, really like this camera. Everything is relatively sharp (Polaroids and pinholes generally are a bit fuzzy by default), and the view is extremely wide angle. The camera was on the edge of the sink, so only about 1-2 feet away from the faucet, but look how far away it looks!

The wall was about 2-3 feet away from the camera in the above photo. This demonstrates just how wide of an angle this camera has — you can see both the front door (left) and the King Kong poster on the stairs on the right. Well, you can see it in the actual print; the scan isn’t the greatest.

I can’t wait to test this camera outside… and I’m definitely shooting with this camera for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (April 27th, mark your calendars).