Chroma Camera, makers of modular medium format cameras, lenses, and more, has released the CubeFF, a full-frame 35mm pinhole camera. This interesting new camera was announced a few weeks ago but slipped past PetaPixel‘s radar. It was initially reported by Kosmo Foto and then spotted by Amateur Photographer. While a bit late to the party, the CubeFF is too cool not to share. The CubeFF is a 24×36 pinhole camera, although photographers can use a supplied 18×24 half-frame insert to double the shots in a 35mm film canister. It uses the same 0.2-millimeter laser-drilled pinhole plate and 30mm focal length as Chroma Camera’s Baby Cube model, which provides an effective aperture of f/150. “My first pinhole camera, the 24×24 Baby Cube, was launched in November 2021 and I’ve built and shipped over 200 since then,” Chroma Camera’s founder Steve Lloyd explained to Kosmo Foto earlier this month. “Pretty much since that launch, I’ve had photographers asking me when I would make a full frame (24×36) format model too, so I’ve taken the opportunity to launch the brand new design CubeFF alongside the Baby Cube.”
However, unlike the Baby Cube, the CubeFF sports a new magnetic open/close shutter, promising consistent exposure. There’s also a new click-stopped frame reminder on the camera’s base, where there’s also a standard 1/4-inch tripod mount and traditional rewind button. The camera’s built-in lens includes a 49mm filter, and there’s also a wrist strap mounting point on the camera’s front face, although no strap is included. Like Chroma Camera’s other cameras, the new CubeFF is hand built in Steve Lloyd’s workshop in England. The Chroma Camera CubeFF is available to order now for $163. The existing Baby Cube 24×24 pinhole camera remains in the lineup, unsurprisingly, and costs $124. Given that it’s a full-frame film camera, the CubeFF should work with any 35mm film canisters. For those who shoot with black and white film, an optional TriChrome magnetic filter may be of interest. Photographers can capture three monochrome images with the red, blue, and green filters in front of the pinhole and then create a single trichromatic color image. Trichromy is quite a fascinating photographic process. Image credits: Chroma Camera
