Dear Sir, I made the camera obscura after seeing your informative and interesting video. this was for one of my inter school project. i got rave reviews for the same. i would like to thank you immensely for this beautiful and educationally enriching video with easy instructions. my name is Fayzaan A. Sayed from The Indian High School, Dubai. please let me know how i can share some of my pics with you. thank you again..
+FAYZ SAYED Hi Fayz! Tanks for watching my video and congrats on the project! Great to hear it came out really good! You can email me pictures. Go to my "About" page here on youtube. My email is there.
@ 1:14 that is the coolest thing ever! Great tutorial. I like how you show and break down each step of the construction process. Man that is so neat over @ 7:49. It's hard to believe that this is made from spare parts too! It is finally sinking into my brain just what these point and shoot cameras that I have around the house are actually doing. Thanks for the upload and share!
I'm going to try this today. Thanks for the instructions, especially the technique for figuring out the focal length of the lens. Very helpful--don't pay attention to the trolls!
Un millon de gracias..epicfantasy por ese contenido full pedagogico e ilustrativo...pues ese tutorial es suficientemente explicito para yo construir mi camara obscura ,otros tutoriales no dan en el punto de intere...grcias de nuevo ...mucho exito y felicidades...
Just one simple correction. Your bulb needs to be further back. Focal length is the distance your lense needs to be away from image capturing material to display infinity focus. So your focus on your built is not focused to infinity. Instead it sits on a couple of meters.
Brilliant video. It was really nice the way you also gave some extra facts about the camera obscura (E.g.the one about how artists used it for drawing.)
I already have one, my DSLR.. detaching the lens, taping the front of and pinning a hole through it does the trick. Offcourse it's more fun to build a primitive version of an older camera system. But most of them weren't that primitive, they already figured out how to do optics for telescopes and microscopes. And professional camera obscuras already had optics. Which was an ideal tool for painters to trace the image.
When I saw Grant Thompson make a foam gun into aluminum, I thought of making your foam board swords into aluminum themselves, I think you two make a great tandem.
dude this is awesome! much appreciated! I've been studying about the calotype process and need to build a camera obscura, just like that! about the lens, is there any other option if I cant find telescopes like that?
@@epicfantasy Good Day Sir, Through your video, we, my group made our version of camera obscura. Thank you so much for this video Sir, we highly appreciate your effort! Keep safe! 🔆🤗
KELVIN yes you can! Just use some low ISO photosensitive paper and replace the tracinpaper with it. but you wouldn’t need to use the mirror for that, since it is only used to prohect the image onto a horrizontal surface so it is easier to trace off of it. Be sure to check out other videos of pinhole cameras and combine that knowledge with videos of cyanotype photography. I am currently gathering information about photography of the early ages since I want to have a 1890’s style photograph for my graduation haha.
Regarding the lens, is it possible to use a old 35 mm lens therby forgoing the fixed focal length and giving more flexibility to to image possibilitioes?
how do you make it with a pin hole I want to make one but I don't know if you have to do the same thing we have to measure the length for the lens pretty please help
For the pinhole camera I wonder if you attached an optic fibre to the pinhole and then led the optic fibre away some distance could this be used to make a surveillance camera?
Now thats awesome! What a great project, and has always, love the bit of history that you share. BTW, did you get my message about a blacksmith video I saw? I think it would be fun, and useful to make some tools, rather than just fixing them.
Very interesting, but where you placed the mirror was shorter than the focal length of the lens -which was the length of the cut box. Did you make the box length longer than 16 inches?
I constructed a similar camera obscura using a 50mm biconvex lens with a focal length of 8". Sadly, the reflected image is only the size of the lens and doesn't fill the view opening. Would a concave lens work better?
I read that this dates back to the 1600s which is around the time paintings became photorealistic. I wonder if cameras are the only reason photorealism in art was possible
The Camera obscura dates back to ancient china, it's even older than the romans! They didn't use a mirror though, they used light directly, images came out inverted because of it. :D
If I remember cprrectly, the camera lucida utilizes a mirror to reflect the image. With the camera obscura (there was no mirror), the image was reversed, so painters and artists had to draw the images with the correct orientation.
Isn't focal length measured in mm? I really need to know the focal length of the lens used as I have some students building this but they do not have the lens... I am hoping to get them a lens with this focal length.
What kind of glue were you using to put together the camera obscura? Also, how did Canoletto (sp?) get such large images -- 30 inches and more -- for his paintings of Venice? Enlarged from a small sketch? Dennis
Hey will, can I make a request for something you could make? The is a prop I want to make for a friend of mine as a pressie but I'm having trouble finding out how to make it, was hoping to see if you could make it from either eva foam or foamboard so then I could make it :) and I'm sure some of your fans would love to know how to make it as the is not tutorials on how to make the swords :)
I did this one as my high school project, but instead of pinholes I use two magnifying glass like a scope, and it gave it a zoom in zoom out capabalitiy like a modern camera would.. :)
Dennis Calag you got it to zoom? That's pretty clever! Also, the pinhole verity is useful for Eclipses, because you're not looking directly at the sun. It's upside-down, naturally!
DFX2KX yeah mine is basically just a box and you can see the upside down image on the other side.. it does a zoom in zoom out when i rotate the scope which I made from 2 magnifying glasses but the image is very blurry almost useless really lol but I think the quality with the magnifying glasses is much better than just the pinhole cause it's really focused.. haven't really got the chance to compare though..
Really want to make this but have a few questions: does the mirror have to be at a specific angle and what type of material did you use to actually build it? looks like foam board but i can't tell thanks
I tried this and it didn’t work. I had trouble trying to figure out the correct measurements based on the exact focal lenghth. I think if you were more descriptive on every step it would be a lot easier to follow. I went to your website in hopes you actually had directions but it just the same on the TH-cam channel. Be nice to know exactly where should the mirror be placed on a 45 degree angle and other stuff.
I believe the mirror has to be aligned with the center of the lens, you can move back and forth the lens wall to see when the image looks correct on the 45 degree ramp, if it looks sharp then just glue the mirror there and that would be it.
Sorry to bother you again, my camera obscura isn't working and I'm doing it for a project for school and it's due in 2 days. Any ideas on why mine might not be working?
can you help me to make a camera like a Canon? with only cardboard do u know something about DOTMOT kit paper camera? how can I do it? p.s. your camera really cool like it so much👏
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I made this for my school science fair and it was great!
Thanks
I enjoyed checking this production out, as it was short, and to the point and MOST IMPORTANTLY did not insult the viewers intelligence!
Dear Sir, I made the camera obscura after seeing your informative and interesting video. this was for one of my inter school project. i got rave reviews for the same. i would like to thank you immensely for this beautiful and educationally enriching video with easy instructions. my name is Fayzaan A. Sayed from The Indian High School, Dubai. please let me know how i can share some of my pics with you. thank you again..
+FAYZ SAYED Hi Fayz! Tanks for watching my video and congrats on the project! Great to hear it came out really good! You can email me pictures. Go to my "About" page here on youtube. My email is there.
I discovered this when I was 6 years old in 1970s. Reversed of this will project image to the wall
@ 1:14 that is the coolest thing ever! Great tutorial. I like how you show and break down each step of the construction process.
Man that is so neat over @ 7:49. It's hard to believe that this is made from spare parts too! It is finally sinking into my brain just what these point and shoot cameras that I have around the house are actually doing.
Thanks for the upload and share!
I'm going to try this today. Thanks for the instructions, especially the technique for figuring out the focal length of the lens. Very helpful--don't pay attention to the trolls!
Un millon de gracias..epicfantasy por ese contenido full pedagogico e ilustrativo...pues ese tutorial es suficientemente explicito para yo construir mi camara obscura ,otros tutoriales no dan en el punto de intere...grcias de nuevo ...mucho exito y felicidades...
Just one simple correction. Your bulb needs to be further back. Focal length is the distance your lense needs to be away from image capturing material to display infinity focus. So your focus on your built is not focused to infinity. Instead it sits on a couple of meters.
the pinhole camera really works...........its a good project that teachers can give to the students
Brilliant video. It was really nice the way you also gave some extra facts about the camera obscura (E.g.the one about how artists used it for drawing.)
thank you for sharing your creativity
lotus503 You are very welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Excellent tutorial, been wanting to make one for years so will have to try to make one of these for a Winter hobby
I love this project. It has a feeling of whimsy.
Great. Thank you! It was so useful for our school project))
That's pretty neat and could be a fun project for my son and I to make together. :D
- Heidi
It works? I want to make one to show my students.
I'm doing this for my school project. When we make this will the picture be upside down? Love your video by the way!
I already have one, my DSLR.. detaching the lens, taping the front of and pinning a hole through it does the trick. Offcourse it's more fun to build a primitive version of an older camera system. But most of them weren't that primitive, they already figured out how to do optics for telescopes and microscopes. And professional camera obscuras already had optics. Which was an ideal tool for painters to trace the image.
Just looking at this makes me wanna make one
You have a great Channel and I just found you, so I'll have to play catch up.❤️ from West Virginia
THanks! Have fun and if you have any questions you can message me, be sure to use the search function because I have about 1k project videos!
Great project, thanks for this !
Excellent, easy to follow instructions Mr. Epicfantasy, thank you!
When I saw Grant Thompson make a foam gun into aluminum, I thought of making your foam board swords into aluminum themselves, I think you two make a great tandem.
awesome! I have to make this with my kids.
Great video. Thanks for sharing your tips.
Such a cool intro man!!
can you add photo paper to make a negative?
Nice demo 🔥🔥
dude this is awesome! much appreciated! I've been studying about the calotype process and need to build a camera obscura, just like that! about the lens, is there any other option if I cant find telescopes like that?
I believe there is a way to do it with a pinhole just like with a pinhole camera. No lens needed.
@@epicfantasy no i mean I want to do with the lens, can I buy them somewhere ? or any other way to get them other than from these telescopes?
Your video helped me so much. Thank you!
Thank you for this!!! 🤗
You are very welcome. Have fun!
@@epicfantasy Good Day Sir,
Through your video, we, my group made our version of camera obscura. Thank you so much for this video Sir, we highly appreciate your effort!
Keep safe! 🔆🤗
Great video. Would'nt the focal distance of the lens equal the distance from the lens to the eyepiece?
Thank you, Sir!
can you do one where you use film or photopaper to capture images?
KELVIN yes you can! Just use some low ISO photosensitive paper and replace the tracinpaper with it. but you wouldn’t need to use the mirror for that, since it is only used to prohect the image onto a horrizontal surface so it is easier to trace off of it. Be sure to check out other videos of pinhole cameras and combine that knowledge with videos of cyanotype photography. I am currently gathering information about photography of the early ages since I want to have a 1890’s style photograph for my graduation haha.
Regarding the lens, is it possible to use a old 35 mm lens therby forgoing the fixed focal length and giving more flexibility to to image possibilitioes?
I don't know. But I think you would run into a problem with the focal length being too short.
@@epicfantasy thanks for the input. Appreciate it.
Great video. Thanks for posting.
Many thanks but could you not use a quality tracing paper to get a clear image?
how do you make it with a pin hole I want to make one but I don't know if you have to do the same thing we have to measure the length for the lens pretty please help
Relly well done! I think it would compliment the contrast of the image even more if you would paint the inside of the viewfinder black.
Great suggestion!
I did this, and so far I've only been able to get it to focus on things about 6-8 feet away. But when it does focus, I get a really clear picture.
+skimboards4life The wall with your lens is moveable. Try that!
And good job on making one!
Ok thanks!
what type of boards do you use ?
excuse me, what material is the box made of?
interessantissimo... stupendo... provo a farlo anch'io.....
For the pinhole camera I wonder if you attached an optic fibre to the pinhole and then led the optic fibre away some distance could this be used to make a surveillance camera?
Good creative thinking.
An option might be frosted glass for the viewing screen. It can be homemade on one side.
Now thats awesome! What a great project, and has always, love the bit of history that you share. BTW, did you get my message about a blacksmith video I saw? I think it would be fun, and useful to make some tools, rather than just fixing them.
WigWagWorkshop Thanks. I missed that message. Not sure why. Can you resend?
WigWagWorkshop ahh! Thanks! Watching it now.
You should make a tutorial on fiber glass and fiber glass molds and stuff!!!!
Very interesting, but where you placed the mirror was shorter than the focal length of the lens -which was the length of the cut box. Did you make the box length longer than 16 inches?
My focal length is an inch-- exactly.
It works much better if you make the camera black inside. It prevents internal light reflection. As a result you will have much more contrast.
hi - i'm really keen to give it a go but i don't understand what type of lens to get... ??
Very Nice !
I constructed a similar camera obscura using a 50mm biconvex lens with a focal length of 8". Sadly, the reflected image is only the size of the lens and doesn't fill the view opening. Would a concave lens work better?
That's awesome! I'll try to build one myself. Thanks for sharing! :)
did it work?
I read that this dates back to the 1600s which is around the time paintings became photorealistic. I wonder if cameras are the only reason photorealism in art was possible
The Camera obscura dates back to ancient china, it's even older than the romans! They didn't use a mirror though, they used light directly, images came out inverted because of it. :D
Actually, it dates back to the Islamic golden age. Created by Ibn Haytham
@@josephumemestar5250 Ancient China where way long before Islam my friend.
All wrong
Got your self a sub. Good vid and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
what is the measurement? or i can use any measurement?
OK, I understood how you make the device...
Now how do I "get" images with it? How did you get that image with the tree?
Good question. Once it is made, you just point it and look. No need to do anything, no shutter or lights or buttons. Just point and look!
Thanks very much
Dear Sir, please tel me : what is the vergence of the lens that you use ?
Yay! The camera from "Fatal Frame".
Will you are a master crafter.
X.david Williams Thanks for watching!!
Well that was cool and unexpected!
jackfrost884 Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the video!
If I remember cprrectly, the camera lucida utilizes a mirror to reflect the image. With the camera obscura (there was no mirror), the image was reversed, so painters and artists had to draw the images with the correct orientation.
Fuckkk. It’s insane that they figured this out centuries ago. Must have felt like magic tho it’s just science
great success : teach well u do
Hi there. I guess that using high grade sanding paper would allow to make plexi surface mat and therefore avoid using paper. :)
Why is it not inverted?
can i do this with magnifying lens
No
Isn't focal length measured in mm? I really need to know the focal length of the lens used as I have some students building this but they do not have the lens... I am hoping to get them a lens with this focal length.
How do we find the length for a pinhole instead of a lens?
Nowan Inparticular I am not sure!
can I use a magnifying glass instead of telescope lens?
what kind of lenses did you use
Is there anyway you can make this without the telescope lens?
Cara B Great question. Yes, you can make this with a pinhole.
Thank you
So, now how the image go through the paper, I mean how to take the shoot? How to have a film image or printed?
Its a live image. You just look at it. You could use your phone to take pics of it if you wanted to.
This is really impressive. And I learned some stuff today
Phraxdust Thanks for watching!
does it work without lens?
Regrettably no. CHeck dollar stores and thrift shops. You often can get a cheap little telescope for almost nothing.
What kind of glue were you using to put together the camera obscura? Also, how did Canoletto (sp?) get such large images -- 30 inches and more -- for his paintings of Venice? Enlarged from a small sketch?
Dennis
My image was blury...how can I fix it?
The distance between the lens and the paper needs to be changed. Take out the lens and move it back and forth to find focus.
Can you use binocular lenses?
I am not sure. If the binoculars are already broken then it is worth a try. But if they are still good then I wouldn't risk taking them apart.
Really cool, thanks!
Can you do a attack on Titan sword and 3 dimensional monouver gear
Hey will, can I make a request for something you could make? The is a prop I want to make for a friend of mine as a pressie but I'm having trouble finding out how to make it, was hoping to see if you could make it from either eva foam or foamboard so then I could make it :) and I'm sure some of your fans would love to know how to make it as the is not tutorials on how to make the swords :)
What do you want him to make you never said?
I did this one as my high school project, but instead of pinholes I use two magnifying glass like a scope, and it gave it a zoom in zoom out capabalitiy like a modern camera would.. :)
dennis calag excellent!
Dennis Calag you got it to zoom? That's pretty clever! Also, the pinhole verity is useful for Eclipses, because you're not looking directly at the sun. It's upside-down, naturally!
DFX2KX yeah mine is basically just a box and you can see the upside down image on the other side.. it does a zoom in zoom out when i rotate the scope which I made from 2 magnifying glasses but the image is very blurry almost useless really lol but I think the quality with the magnifying glasses is much better than just the pinhole cause it's really focused.. haven't really got the chance to compare though..
what did you do to zoom it in and out?
+Janine Jose rotating and pulling and pushing the scope makes it zoom in and zoom out..
hello can we use butter paper
+Abubakar Rayyan wow, really good idea. I have never tried it but I think it might work. Try 1 or more layers.
what kind of lens does he use
Really want to make this but have a few questions:
does the mirror have to be at a specific angle and what type of material did you use to actually build it? looks like foam board but i can't tell
thanks
Wow sooo cool! 😍😍😍😍👏🏽👏🏽 🎥📹📷
Quick question: Does the angle of the mirror matter? How should I discern it?
+Michael Mungai The mirror should be fixed at 90 degrees for the light exit to provide you with a normal not distortioned image.
I tried this and it didn’t work. I had trouble trying to figure out the correct measurements based on the exact focal lenghth. I think if you were more descriptive on every step it would be a lot easier to follow. I went to your website in hopes you actually had directions but it just the same on the TH-cam channel. Be nice to know exactly where should the mirror be placed on a 45 degree angle and other stuff.
I believe the mirror has to be aligned with the center of the lens, you can move back and forth the lens wall to see when the image looks correct on the 45 degree ramp, if it looks sharp then just glue the mirror there and that would be it.
They also took post-mortem pictures, during the Victorian Era.
Sorry to bother you again, my camera obscura isn't working and I'm doing it for a project for school and it's due in 2 days. Any ideas on why mine might not be working?
Cara B Can you send me pics? I will take a look. Click on my icon to the left. On that page click on the "About" tab. My email is there.
What lens did you use? A convex or a concave? Pls. Reply ASAP
convex
Would it be fine if I don’t use a lense ?
Np, you have to use the lens.... but, there is a camera obscura version that uses a pinhole rather than a lens. You can research that.
Awesome, thanks
Could you make the sephiroth's masamune katana
can i use a magnifying glass
can you help me to make a camera like a Canon? with only cardboard
do u know something about DOTMOT kit paper camera? how can I do it?
p.s. your camera really cool like it so much👏
U ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
This was kinda neat XD