- 1) cut this part of the floppy disk off (if the whole disk won't fit on your camera).
- 2) lift up the corner of the protector, and make a small snip to make a little "handle".
- 3) enlarge the opening
- 4) mount and light-proof the shutter.
- 5) optional cable release
- who the hell is holga??? all i see is mc guyver`s work here!!!!! =) - cosmica
diy pinholga shutter, take 3 (in open position)
the third incarnation of the pinholga's shutter. i got the idea of using a floppy disk from found photograph's this blog entry. this one is customized for the holga though. it was much easier and faster to make than the last version:
1. cut off the part of the disk that has the spring-loaded protector. the disk i got had some soft paper coating inside which i removed as well.
2. make a small cut here and bend the corner up to make a small "handle" that can be used to push the floppy door open. i glued a little piece of foam there to make it less slippery for the cable release.
3. i decided to enlarge the opening as much as possible. i just used a pocket knife to cut away some of the plastic that's blocking part of the opening. this may not be necessary if you decide the existing opening is wide enough for your setup.
4. mount the shutter to the camera. i taped strips of the foam which's self-adhesive on one side, to the edges of the disk so it leaves some room to let the shutter slide open and close. then i just taped the whole thing onto the camera. i added the foam piece on top to block any light that might get to the pinhole when the shutter is closed.
5. you can use the shutter the way it is by just sliding the protector open with your hand, but i decided to use a cable release. i had some ideas about mounting it but in the end i just taped it onto the shutter. we'll see if it lasts or not.
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Rodrigo Perez (69 months ago | reply)
I was thinking about using a floppy disk as shutter! Great design.
I thought about using the central metal piece of the disc as a rotating shutter too.
willsfca (69 months ago | reply)
the rotating shutter is tempting. it's fairly small though, so you'd have to mount it pretty close to the pinhole. the problem i found was that i needed some room between the shutter and the camera, which meant the shutter opening had to be pretty big so it won't block the edges of the shots. basically it was hard to mount the shutter close to the camera and still have it move freely. but maybe there's a better design i didn't think of.
deborah d. lattimore (69 months ago | reply)
UNBELIEVABLE
i'd love to be inside your brain :)
Voxphoto (69 months ago | reply)
I dig it!
Found Photographer (69 months ago | reply)
I am glad my floppy disk shutter idea had a little to do with your great Holga mod! Nicely done.
willsfca (69 months ago | reply)
hey thanks for sharing the great idea! i love that i can reuse my old disks.
petalum (69 months ago | reply)
now THAT'S a good idea!!!
John Baird (69 months ago | reply)
Heh, this is great, but what's a floppy disc?
Just kidding-as a mac user I don't think I've even seen a floppy for maybe eight years...
willsfca (69 months ago | reply)
haha. yeah i know. ironically the "floppy" we use now was introduced on the mac i think. i don't think anyone uses floppy disks any more, even for pc/linux uses.
a picture [deleted] (69 months ago | reply)
nice. a monument to gaf tape.
* cate * (69 months ago | reply)
you're a mad scientist.
a FLOPPY DISK??
holy crap.
gab- (53 months ago | reply)
wooooooow!!!
Sarah Coshow (31 months ago | reply)
nice...so clever
holgabot* (12 months ago | reply)
awesome
willsfca (6 months ago | reply)
多謝! 好玩的而以. :-)