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Solarcan Pinhole Camera (Various Colors)

BH #SOLARCAN5V • MFR #600100
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Solarcan Pinhole Camera (Various Colors)
Key Features
  • Field of View: 160°
  • Maximum Aperture: f/132
  • Preloaded with Photographic Paper
  • For Extreme Time Exposures
Offered in various colors, this Pinhole Camera from Solarcan is designed to produce extreme time exposures over many months. Once set up, this pinhole camera will capture the sun's path as it traverses across the sky. Every day the Sun will rise slightly higher or lower depending on the season and create a new path. Over weeks, months, or even years, a beautiful image will begin to form.
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Solarcan Solarcan Overview

Offered in various colors, this Pinhole Camera from Solarcan is designed to produce extreme time exposures over many months. Once set up, this pinhole camera will capture the sun's path as it traverses across the sky. Every day the Sun will rise slightly higher or lower depending on the season and create a new path. Over weeks, months, or even years, a beautiful image will begin to form.

Inside the camera is a 5 x 7" piece of Ilford photographic paper. As light passes through the pinhole lens it gradually scorches the path the sun is taking through the sky onto the paper. After a few months, you simply remove the photographic paper from inside and invert the colors with a scanner to see your final image.

EAN: 5060594640001

Solarcan Solarcan Specs

Film Format
5 x 7"
Working F-Stop
f/132
Angle of View
160°
Bubble Level
No
Tripod Mount
No
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.3 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
7.45 x 3.05 x 3.05"

Solarcan Solarcan Reviews

Probably used, missing items.

By Troy
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2022-11-28

Ordered two cans, both were missing zipties. One of the manuals was tore up. Both of the cans looked used. Pinhole was exposed.

Fun experiment

By Matthew
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-07-25

I didn't get quite what I was expecting but it makes for a fun experiment. How many people can claim to have used a month long shutter speed.

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What happens to the paper once it has been ...

What happens to the paper once it has been exposed, scanned, and removed from the can? Does it keep the image or does it fade?
Asked by: Robert
The Solarcan Pinhole Camera (Various Colors) (B&H# SOLARCAN5V) has a piece of light sensitive paper inside. Having photographed or scanned it (by which you get a digital file negative), you can either store it in protected from light or develop it as you would typical darkroom paper. Do keep in mind that the act of shining light upon it after removing it from the can in order to take a photo of it or scan it will begin the process of degrading the image immediately.
Answered by: Yoni S
Date published: 2025-07-07
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