== Pintoids – Pinhole cameras made from Altoid tins == http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/04/pintoids_pinhole_cameras.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890 (from MAKE Magazine) Merrill photo has a gallery, kits and a how-to on making your own pinhole camera from a mint tin – Pintoids are pinhole cameras made from Altoid containers. A piece of pop culture transformed into something useful. An instrument to view the world with a dry, distorted, sense of humor. They tend to create curiously strong images. The Great Pintoid Adventure is a continuing journey. This first series represents a trip I took with my dog across the northern plains to the north shore of Lake Superior. Imperfections in the negative come from loading film at a campsite each night using a dark bag. Both hands in a dark bag, loading cameras … and it was mosquito season. Pintoids – Pinhole Cameras made from Altoid tins – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make your own – Link.Altoid camera kit – Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article]

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