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Before buying a camera, consider making one. Making cameras is part of the pinhole spirit. There are lots of websites with instructions and help in making a camera. Cameras can be made from the simpliest of everyday materials, costing you little or no money. And a home-made camera can make every bit as good a pinhole photograph as one you buy.

But, there are also good reasons for buying a camera. Some people are not comfortable making a camera, and some people like the quailty of a well-crafted camera. For those who prefer to buy a camera, I recommend the sources listed below.
Information:

Making A Pinhole Camera From An Oatmeal Box (Stewart Lewis Woodruff)

Excellent instructions on how to make a pinhole camera out of a paper oatmeal box. Good food, good photos!

How to Make an Oatmeal Tin Camera (Zernike Au and Yin Yin)

Zernike Au, owner of Zero Image shows how to make a functional, attractive pinhole camera from a metal can.

Pinhole Camera Design Calculator (Larry Fratkin)

Larry Fratkin's site provides calculations for optimal pinhole size, exposures, and more.

How to make and use a Pinhole camera (Kodak)

Conceptual information and some details of making a simple pinhole camera out of a can or box.
On-line Shopping:

Zero Image

Zernike Au makes wonderful wooden and brass pinhole and zoneplate cameras using standard film ranging from 35mm to 4x5 format. Very popular. You can order direct from Zero Image or order from the Pinhole Resource or Freestyle Photographic.

Freestyle Photographic Supplies

On-line shopping for a variety of commercially made cameras, pinhole body caps, and other accessories.

Pinhole Blender

Chris Peregoy makes a nice cookie tin camera that allows you to make pinhole images using 1 to 3 aperatures. Makes very interesting abstract panorama. Site has a gallery of examples.

Merlin Pinhole Cameras

Pinhole cameras created by Jim Kosinski from paint cans that can be used with both film and paper negatives.