It's in the Can

July 8, 2004 | Mark Goldstein | Film | Comment |

Lomography Paint CanJust to prove that PhotographyBLOG isn’t entirely a website about digital cameras, here’s a link to a camera made from a paint can. Yes, you read that correctly, a paint can. Brought to you by Lomography.com, the Paint Can is a pinhole camera, the simplest of photographic devices. Available now for £43.27 / $65 / 65.00 EUR.

“An unbelievably simple tool to literally “paint” your photographic masterpiece. Hand-crafted out of a US-quart paint can, this pinhole camera creates dazzling images on massive large format sheet film with its natural roundness imparting a maniacal barrel distortion. Uses large format film for mind-blowing enlargements. Set includes Can Cam, nylon film changing bag, and 25 pcs of Forte black and white sheet film.

Website: Lomography.com - Paint Can Camera Set