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Allow me to introduce the exquisite series of Pinhole cameras by 8Banners Pinhole cameras (八旗针孔摄像机）. The 8Banners pinhile cameras website can be accessed at www.8banners.com

The 8Banners pinhole cameras were innovated and designed by the artful Mr Zhao He Zhen (赵和震）
in Shenzhen, China. Beng a pinhole photoenthusiast, Mr Zhao has always work on how to bring a good tool to people who has no technical knowledge about design and building a pinhole camera. Accummulating the experience and spending many years on the innovation on design and worksmanship, he present to the world the pinhole cameras from 8 Banners.

8Banners pride themselves with high quality worksmanship of all our pinhole cameras. The various camera models represent pieces of exquisite artworks and excellent worksmanship that we bring from gallery into reality in your camera body. The design were conceived based on what a photographer really need rather than what we want you to accept from us.


Why are they different?
•Outstanding workmanship.
•Piece of Art, a collectible
•Interchangeable aperture opening for different focal length capabilities.
•Unique but useful features:
oViewfinder scope
oBubble level built in
oCompass built in
oFilm advance counter
oExposure calculation built in
oEasy loading
oEasy aperture trigger mechanism
oTripod mount included
oEasy to select format for film
oAvailability of replaceable parts

The current models are:

1.The 4x5 model
•Takes 4x5 film negative
•Comes in a redwood box that is also a pinhole camera itself that accepts 6x8 sized paper or negative.
•Superb worksmanship combining the beauty of metal and wooden body.
•Intricate and artistic rendition of relief carving on the metallic surface, embodies functionality and art in the same instance.


2.The Mb model (6x12)
•Takes 120mm film negative.
•Capable of recording in multi formats like 6x4.5 inch, 6x6 inch, 6x7 inch, 6x9 inch and the panoramic 6x12 inch on the same body.



3.The Ma Model (6x6 inch, wide Angle format)
•Takes 120mm film negative
•Capable of taking 6x6 inch or 6x4.5 images on the negatives on the same body.
•Able to capture an equivalent of 17mm scope of view in 35mm perspective.
•Handy size, easy to carry around.



4.The Mb Model (6x6 inch, normal)
•Takes 120mm film negative
•Capable of taking 6x6 inch or 6x4.5 images on the negatives on the same body.
•Able to capture an equivalent of 17mm scope of view in 35mm perspective.
•Handy size, easy to carry around.

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