You don't necessarily need fancy equipment to watch one of the sky's most awesome shows: a solar eclipse. With just a few simple supplies, you can make a pinhole camera that allows you to view the ...

Looking for a project to kill the winter months while you wait for a vaccination? Why not try making a pinhole attachment for your analogue or digital SLR? The pinhole camera is the simplest ...

Pinhole cameras – that use a pin hole rather than a lens – have been around since the beginning of photography and could be, to coin a popular phrase, a form of "vintage" innovation. A recent ...

Since it’s not safe to look directly at the sun (even when it’s partially blocked), many people have been shopping for eclipse glasses ahead of the solar eclipse in the United States. These glasses ...

The thought of making your own camera may sound daunting. Today, a camera is seen as highly technical and expensive machine. But at its most basic, a camera is simply a box with a hole in it, and ...

Researchers have used the centuries-old idea of pinhole imaging to create a high-performance mid-infrared imaging system without lenses. The new camera can capture extremely clear pictures over a ...