Building a pinhole lens for my Polaroid 600 SE.

I had a bayonet mount for the Polaroid 600 SE that I took from a re-purposed 127 mm lens. I decided to put the mount to use by making it into a pinhole lens for my 600 SE.

First off I mounted it to the camera to get some measurements. Focal-length, distance from where I intended to mount the pinhole to the film surface. Image circle, I measured along the diagonal of the 600 SE film back to determine how big the image diameter needed to be.

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Over to Mr. Pinhole to calculate the ideal size of my pinhole, as well as to determine some useful info like f stop and angle of view.

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Cutting the lens barrel down to just the grip and bayonet for a cleaner look, I then sanded the surface to leave a polished aluminum ring around the outside of the mount.

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Tracing around the inside of the barrel on a piece of 1/16" ABS plastic, which I then cut out to use as the cap.

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A pinhole plate I had from a previous project was the correct size. Making your own pinhole is super easy, to get an accurate measurement I use this method.

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With a hole in the center of the ABS cap, and using another ring of ABS plastic, I mounted the pinhole plate using ABS cement.

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To fabricate a shutter I used a teardrop shape of ABS drilled and bolted it to the cap so it could be swung side to side to open and close.

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A little black automotive silicone around the inside seams to fend off any light leaks.

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Here it is mounted on the camera.

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Here are some test shots.

Building a pinhole lens for my Polaroid 600 SE.

Building a pinhole lens for my Polaroid 600 SE.