Merlin pinhole cameras are fun & educational, combining the most value & creativity of any pinhole camera available today. Professor K designed the innovative paintcan camera for safe use by anyone from kindergarten to adult. Thousands of people all over the world have discovered the joy of using a MERLIN pinhole camera!
The hand crafted MERLIN paintcan pinhole cameras are versatile, rugged and ready to go. They have been purposely designed at very affordable prices! There are two camera sizes, gallon & quart. They are a great pinhole resource for an increasing family of pinhole photography enthusiasts... students, teachers, working artists & scientists!
Since the very popular quart sized Little MERLIN pinhole camera can easily be loaded & unloaded in a photographer's changing bag, it is possible to take a lot of pictures in the field... add a stainless steel developing tank plus chemistry and you can process the pictures anywhere, anytime, without a darkroom!
The features of a MERLIN pinhole camera include a precision drilled pinhole in the center of the label, a child-safe washer to open the camera top and a magnet for the shutter. Any photographic film or paper can be used in the MERLIN cameras. They have plenty of room to place your paper at different distances from the pinhole, to change the angle of view, or to experiment with different curves and planes that create interesting special effects by changing perspective.
Merlin cameras are hand made in the USA.
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