CAM⇋LAB: Build Your Own Darkroom Camera
Is it a camera? A lab? CAM⇋LAB is both!
🔨 Build. 🎞️ Shoot. 🧪 Develop.
Designed
for large format photography anywhere.
🚀 Why CAM⇋LAB?
Large-format photography is magical. But it's also expensive, toxic, and hard to access. CAM⇋LAB changes that.
- 🛠️ Build it yourself — just 3D printing and simple tools.
- 🧤 Load and develop inside — With darkroom sleeves, trays, and more.
- 🌱 Use alternative chemistry — Formulas with easier-to-find and less toxic ingredients.
- 🎞️ Work with X-ray film — Affordable, accessible, and beautiful.
- 📦 Includes everything — STL files, guides, videos, and even a coaching option.
💸 Better Value, Real Impact
Other kits can cost $800+ and still require darkrooms, toxic chemicals, or proprietary parts. CAM⇋LAB was designed from scratch to be:
- Fully functional and modular
- Extremely affordable (starting at just $30)
- Compatible with low-cost materials
- Educational and inclusive — workshops for brazilian public schools as stretch goals
- Focused on sustainability and accessibility
💬 From the Maker
“I build my cameras, mix my own chemicals, and shoot on X-ray film. Not because it’s easy —
but because it’s worth it.
CAM⇋LAB is everything I’ve
learned, shared. It’s for
photographers, makers, students, teachers — anyone who wants to reclaim the process.”
— João
Saidler, Brazil
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