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​PinBox!
​On Kickstarter Now

Meet PinBox

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PinBox is a 120 format 6x6 film camera built around a simple prototyping platform. We designed PinBox with the DIY community in mind. Our goal is to provide a great pinhole camera that teaches the fundamentals of pinhole camera design and teaches you how to make your own cameras by making ours!
PinBox uses 120 format analog film and takes a 6 cm by 6 cm square image, capturing 12 images per roll of film with a 30mm focal length and an aperture of f/120 or f/200, user choice.
Pricing: PinBox retail pricing is $30 USD each. 
Use the contact form to order directly from Hamm Camera. Put Order in the subject line.
Volume Discounts are available for Educational Clubs and Institutions.

PinBox Images and Samples

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PinBox with film and accessories
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PinBox with Custom Wrap
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Ektar 100 - f/200
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PinBox on location
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Hi! I'm PinBox
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PinBox design layout
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Portra 160 - f/120
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PinBox with Custom Wrap
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How film loads into PinBox
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Rob with PinBox
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Portra 160 - f/120
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Portra 160 - f/120

​We want people to love film. We want to share the excitement of creating something from nothing and encourage people to look differently at the world. Through PinBox, we build it and make it great.

How to Build PinBox

These videos and the Quick Reference Guide will help you get started the right way with PinBox. 
This video is about building PinBox for the first time.
This Video is about designing your own PinBox.
Download the PinBox Quick Reference Guide.
pinbox_quick_reference_guide.pdf
File Size: 59 kb
File Type: pdf
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Meet NuBox 1

​Click Here to Pre-Order
NuBox 1 and Accessories!
View Our Fully Funded
Kickstarter Campaign!
Introducing NuBox 1 : A Modern Modular Box Camera from Hamm Camera Company
NuBox 1 is available in black, three colors in the Weathered Series and a specially finished Vintage Model .
​The NuBox 1 shown above is finished in Worn Blue.

NuBox 1 is the first interchangeable lens box camera ever made. And that was just the beginning. We continued to strive and revitalize the entire design. We looked at the cartridge dimensions, considered the arrangement of the lens, the aperture, and the shutter, and in doing so we created a completely modern design, both technically and aesthetically. Our crowning achievement was to over-engineer the lens and the aperture to avoid one of the most common deficiencies of a traditional box camera - lens vignetting. The NuBox 1 not only improves upon the original design, it exceeds the specifications in every way. That’s why we say “The Box Is Back!".
Special attention was given to the lens. We are using an optical-grade positive meniscus 24 mm glass lens with a 95 mm focal length.
​ We positioned the lens in the cartridge so the user can choose different fields of view each time they change the film.
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More than forty variations of the body and cartridge have resulted in the design of the NuBox 1. The 1/200th second shutter is made using a single position, single throw lever and a custom made rotary shutter. Standard aperture values range from f/16 to f/32 providing a focal distance range of approximately 6 feet to infinity. The Portrait apertures of f/8 and f/11 render beautiful bokeh and out of focus areas. This is accomplished by engineering the apertures with a near focus limit of approximately 7 feet and a far focus limit of roughly 10 feet. The hyper-focal zone begins at 37 feet and continues to infinity. This range of focus empowers the savvy photographer to compose interesting shallow depth of field portraits while maintaining sharp subject focus. Ground glass and polished mirrors have been chosen for the viewfinders. Innovation will continue and the design will be refined as new models are introduced with exciting new features and finishes.
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Vintage Brown, with soft leatherette inlays and distressed sides.
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Weathered Series in Really Red finish.
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Nu-Box 1 Pre-production image. f/22 1/200 sec Kodak Portra 400
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Nu-Box 1 Pre-production image. f/22 1/200 sec Acros 100
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Nu-Box 1 Pre-production image. f22 1/200 sec Kodak Portra 400
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Weathered Blue, components, aperture stick, and backplate.
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Weathered Series Worn Blue NuBox 1 with optional Camera Strap Adapter
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Nu-Box 1 Pre-production image. f/22 1/200 sec Kodak Portra 400
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Nu-Box 1 Pre-production image. f/22 1/200 sec Kodak Portra 400
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95mm lens-cartridge, aperture stick, and winding keys.
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Nu-Box 1 Pre-production image. f/22 1/200 sec Acros 100
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Weathered Series in Something Yellow finish.
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NuBox 1 Pre Production Image. f/22 1/200 Kodak Portra 400
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The Company

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Dedicated To Film Photography.
Hamm Camera Company had an auspicious beginning at Grandmother's house one day in Spring of 2016. Hamm Camera Company's founder, Robert Hamm, was visiting and saw an nondescript black box sitting on a bookcase shelf. Robert was struck with excitement and inspiration. He saw an opportunity to revolutionize film photography with the simplicity of the humble box camera. Months of prototyping later, Hamm Camera Company has developed a completely new innovation from the original inspiration with our vanguard camera, the NuBox 1 box camera.

The Team

Our founder, Robert Hamm, didn’t start out hoping to modernize the box camera. A wedding photographer by profession, Robert has photographed hundreds of brides and thousands of families over the past seven years. His work has been featured in local Virginia Beach businesses, and he’s won multiple “Best of” awards. Expanding his interest in photography to the mechanics of cameras, in 2015 he started repairing old cameras and lenses. He didn’t know it at the time, but this endeavor would lay the groundwork for Hamm Camera Company​ and the NuBox 1 box camera.

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Robert Hamm, Founder
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George Hamm, Co Founder
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Andre Domingues, Brand Ambassador
"The idea isn't to just bring back the box camera, rather, the idea is to make a new and better box camera for a new generation of photographers, both amateur and professional, to discover. "
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Robert Hamm, Founder
George is Co-Founder and Director of Design for Hamm Camera Company.
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brings leadership, a strong interest in visual identity, graphic design and typography to the team,

Andre is a Senior Business Administration student at UNC, and a Robertson Scholar.
He acted as our
Public Relations Director during our Kickstarter Launch

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Watch Robert's Weekly YouTube Update Here.
 Watch the Weekly Update each Thursday here or on YouTube.
 Watch past Updates and How To videos here.

The Kickstarter

276% Funded by 237 Backers
​on February 14, 2018!
The Hamm Camera Company​ Kickstarter for the funding of the NuBox 1 Box Camera has launched. Join us as we bring about the next generation box camera, the NuBox 1 box camera! Click the "Kickstarter" button to go to the Hamm Camera Company Kickstarter.
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​We get it, you’re excited. So, here’s the scoop. Hamm Camera Company has produced a modern box camera in several colors and styles with 1/200 of a second shutter, apertures from f/32 to f/5.6, and an interchangeable lens-cartridge system offering standard, wide, and telephoto fields of view. The hardware contains optical grade glass lenses and windows, polished mirrors, and real ground glass viewfinders. Each model will ship in retail packaging with full manual, quick start guide, two empty 120 film spools, two sets of winding knobs, a complete NuBox 1, one standard lens-cartridge, two sets of standard aperture sticks, and a lifetime guarantee. The camera is ready for mass production. Once funded, the proceeds will be used to set up a production line and the backers will begin receiving their cameras in July 2018. The NuBox 1 is available starting at $79.99 USD with free shipping to the continental US and a small shipping fee (dependent on your location) for our friends abroad.
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Weathered Series starting at $119 USD
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Something Yellow, Worn Blue, and Really Red

Help "Bring Back The Box!"​
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NuBox 1 Black Box Edition $79 USD
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NuBox 1 Weathered Series $119 USD
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NuBox 1 Vintage Series $169 USD

Why Kickstarter?

This Kickstarter is to raise money for a full production line to be set up and running in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We want to keep production of the NuBox 1 organic to Hamm Camera Company. Therefore, we will be making all parts of the camera except for the optical hardware, which we will procure from a great sourcing and supply chain partner. This means that as orders are placed, optics will be received, and the NuBox 1 will be produced, assembled, and finished- all by hand, all for you.

What's After Kickstarter?

Kickstarter was a great success for NuBox 1. We launched a great camera and have purchased our production line machines and are in the process of creating cameras for our backers. But there is more to come. Since Funding Hamm Camera Company has released several accessories for NuBox 1. Included among the accessories is the Wide Angle Lens Cartridge and the Camera Strap Adapter. More updates are on the way, but accessories and lenses isn't the only area where Hamm Camera Company is continuing. We are also in development of our next camera, NuBox 35, a 35mm variant of NuBox 1, and we are currently seeking distribution partners. There's a lot to do, a lot to be proud of, and a lot of excitement about NuBox!

The Process

Our camera is durable. We wanted to design a camera that will be functioning twenty years down the road. This got us thinking about materials which almost never deteriorate and led us to plastic. We thought about how the cameras would be used, the different environments the machine would operate, what kind of user maintenance would be required; and determined that we needed three different processes and two different kinds of plastics to be successful. Working with plastic allows all of the production to stay in house. It means that a small group of people can produce and maintain consistent production for hundreds of cameras at a single time. Hamm Camera Company discovered that by keeping all design, production, finishing and shipping operations organic, we would be able to reach a high order volume while keeping the price down. Without 3D printing, our entry price of $79.99 USD, nor our ability to produce the cameras at that price, would be possible.

The Future

As the design process began to wrap up, we realized that Hamm Camera Company had a different mission than just creating a great box camera. We realized that we were pioneering a new industry of camera production, the maker movement. It became apparent that we have a very important role to play in the film revival, and that is one which bridges the distance between makers and users. We have gained the experience and knowledge of how to make a completely 3d printed camera, and we want to foster that presence through forums, workshops, and design contests. Hamm Camera Company isn’t just "bringing back the box", although we did, we are also creating reference hardware for a new generation of photographer. We believe that the next big thing in photography is the do-it-yourself movement, that people will make the camera they want by designing it. Hamm Camera Company will be at the forefront of this movement.

I want to Buy NuBox 1

NuBox 1 Pre-Order store is open now! It's hosted by our fulfillment partner, BackerKit. Orders are shipped in the order they were ordered. Current Ship date for new backers is August 2018. Don't wait to place your order. We will be booked through Christmas before you know it. Check out some of the things available for Pre-Order:
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Your Fav NuBox 1
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Camera Strap
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Wide Angle Lens
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Tee's & Polo's

News & Events

Kickstarter Continues!
Our KickStarter campaign for Hamm Camera Company and the NuBox 1 box camera
​continues! Click here to go to the Kickstarter! 
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  • February 1, 2018: Mint Camera will host special guest Robert Hamm at 9 pm EST (-5 UTC) (11 am HKT) at facebook.com/mintcameraofficial. The live stream will feature a demonstration of NuBox 1 box camera, and a live Q&A about the camera and the Kickstarter campaign.
  • February 1, 2018: Emulsive.org features the NuBox 1 box camera in their post "Thinking Outside The Box: The Hamm Camera NuBox 1 AKA Self-Supporting In The Analog Film Community".
  • January 23, 2018: Bill Manning from Studio C-41 Introduces Hamm Camera adn NuBox 1 to his readers. Shares details and history of the genre.
  • January 22, 2018: The Negative Positive Photography Podcast's very own Mike Gutterman interviews Andre Domingues of Hamm Camera Company about NuBox 1.
  • January 19, 2018: Hamish from 35mmc shares news of NuBox 1 with savvy readers. Gives his take on the box camera genre and the influence of Hamm Camera Company.
  • January 18, 2018: Bellamy Hunt from Japan Camera Hunter discusses NuBox 1 by Hamm Camera Company and invites discussion about the camera in the comments. 
  • January 17, 2018: John Aldred from DIY Photography Reports on the success of NuBox 1 by discussing it's importance as a successor to the traditional box camera. Shares details, photos, and sample images
  • January 15, 2018: Nico from Nico's Photography News interviews the Public Relations Director for Hamm Camera Company, Andre Domingues. Interview is filmed on location in Miami, Florida.
  • January 15, 2018: Mike Raso from the Film Photography Project's Round Table report on the Nu-Box 1 By Hamm Camera Company.
  • January 15, 2018: The Phoblographer, Chris Gampat, announces the NuBox 1 available on Kickstarter. Shares details and images from the camera.
  • January 11, 2018: Graeme and Rachel from the Sunny 16 Podcast interview Robert Hamm and Andre Domingues about Hamm Camera Company, the NuBox 1, and the Kickstarter launch.
  • January 7, 2018: Nico from Nico's Photography News shares details about the upcoming box camera from Hamm Camera Company.
  • December 22, 2017: Chris Gampat, the Phoblographer, broke our story with full details of the camera, an interview with Robert Hamm, and the NuBox 1 Kickstarter launch. 
  • December 6, 2017: Chris and Timothy from the Analog Talk Podcast interview Andre Domingues about Hamm Camera Company, the NuBox 1, and his experiences with film.
  • October 13, 2017: Bellamy Hunt over on Japan camera hunter first broke our story with a short article about the camera, our process, and the promise a revival of this platform could bring. 
  • August 17, 2017 Mint Camera announces Robert Hamm as an Expert on the TL70 and Fujifilm Instax Mini Film
  • July 31, 2017: Robert Hamm reveals Hamm Camera box camera project.
  • April 25, 2017: The Phoblographer, Chris Gampat, cites Robert Hamm's work as a great reference for professionals.

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