DIY
Get Ready for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day: Convert a Panoramic Camera into a Pinhole Camera
Apr 22, 2026
David Prochnow
Are you ready? Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2026 (WPPD) is rapidly approaching (26 April 2026). Here’s how to easily convert a panoramic camera into a…
It Was a Red-Eyed, Twin Flashed, Filmin’ Picture Maker
Apr 8, 2026
David Prochnow
Feel free to hum the tune from the 1958 novelty song, “The Purple People Eater,” by Sheb Wooley while you are building this project. Just…
Something’s Fishy About this Lomography La Sardina DIY Camera Build
Mar 31, 2026
David Prochnow
Love ’em or loathe ’em, either way, Lomography knows how to treat the customer right. Whether it’s the LomoKino or the LomoMod No.1, Lomography always…
Go Postal: Make this Greeting Card with a Built-In Camera & Display for Pen Pal Fun
Mar 29, 2026
David Prochnow
So, you went ahead and, against your better judgement, purchased a Kodak Charmera. Now, it sits inside a drawer somewhere and you wish that there…
Build a Cardboard Instant Camera: This is the LomoMod No.1i
Mar 22, 2026
David Prochnow
Sharp-eyed DIYP fans of the Lomography LomoMod No.1 will recall that this crafty cardboard camera has been modified into being a 35mm film camera, as…
A Cake Tin, Soil, and a Camera Are All You Need to Make This Delightfully Weird Timelapse
Mar 10, 2026
Alex Baker
Every now and then, a filmmaking trick comes along that’s so simple it makes you wonder why you didn’t think of it first. That’s exactly…
A Dream Come True: Build a REAL, LIVE-View EVF for Less Than $120
Mar 9, 2026
David Prochnow
At first glance, to sharp-eyed DIYP readers, this project might look like a similar article that built an electronic viewfinder (EVF) which mimicked an optical…
Build a High-Res Camera Monitor from a Discarded Chromebook
Mar 4, 2026
David Prochnow
Bigger, brighter, better color; these hyperbolic-sounding capabilities serve to define the primary benefits that can be derived from adding an external on-camera monitor to your…
This is Absolutely Bonkers; Build an EVF from a Retro Gaming Handheld
Feb 28, 2026
David Prochnow
Before we begin this awesome project, let’s try to “un-ruffle” some feathers that might be hackled by calling the subject of this article an electronic…
Reload, Reuse, Recycle, Repeat: Make a “Disposable” Camera into a Reusable Camera
Feb 19, 2026
David Prochnow
Yes, of course, low-cost reloadable film cameras are readily available, but an even LESS expensive film camera solution is just as commonplace. And it’s hiding…