$100 DYI 8x10 camera

[grzybu]

Exactly what kind of cardboard did you use?

It's regular black cardboard you can buy in artist supply stands in markets. Sheet size is about 50x70cm so I needed three.

[AtlantaTerry]

Excellent!

To darken the inside you might want to try to find self-adhesive black flock paper. Here in the USA some can be found at Hobby Lobby and also at Edmund Scientifics so you could order some to be shipped to you via mail.

http://www.hobbylobby.com/home.cfm
http://www.scientificsonline.com/

I am no woodworking expert but would flat black wood stain also work? What did camera makers use 100 years ago to blacken the insides of their cameras?

[grzybu]

I've already blackened camera's interior with mixture of black gouache and black ink.

[BetterSense]

To darken the inside you might want to try to find self-adhesive black flock paper.

Are you talking about the stuff that is like felt? I've seen that at Hobby Lobby, but I always worried about it shedding fibers onto the film.

[grzybu]

My camera has new front standard and new focusing mechanism. It works much better now and yesterday I've took it out for a very first time.
This is how it looks in the field:





Because I have made only one double sided holder so far I was able to take whole two shots on x-ray film:

[MMELVIS]

Very nice shots with the camera and xray film.

[Michael Roberts]

Looks great with the new front standard, knobs, stain, etc.

Great job!

Really like the first still life you posted, too. Keep it up!

Thanks for sharing your work.

[John Kasaian]

Good work! Awesome!

[Mark Sawyer]

Lovely photographs, regardless of the camera! But there's also a satisfaction in making your own tools...

[bvy]

Love this.