If you look at the Starlight Camera website
www.paintcancamera.com
you'll find a new pinhole camera called the Merlin XD that's made from a
film developing tank so the chemistry can be added right after the exposure.
I've been working on this for about 2 years and have actually filed a patent
for a camera that is resistant to chemicals, but that's for commercial
purposes. For personal use you might try:

a) the same idea - use epoxy to add the pinhole after you drill a pilot hole

b) the cap for 35/120 film stainless steel developing tanks fits on a 3" ABS
or PVC pipe... you have to work with tools and alter the cap & wall to get
the flow right, though

c) use a plastic 35/120 developing tank... you must make it light tight by
filling the hole used for pouring the chemistry into the tank... then you
have to figure a way to get the solutions into the tank... this was easily
solved by cutting a 3" tube from a 1 liter plastic Sprint chemistry
container and fitting it over the top like a chimney

d) use black electrical tape as shutter in all of the above and stainless
steel for the pinholes

Jim K


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