Marquardt International Pinhole - The 4x5" Large Format Pinhole Camera, Hand-Made in Germany

News (Aug 18 2014) - SOLD OUT

All MIPs of the first run have now been sold. A HUGE THANK YOU to all you brave, wonderful, creative and generous people who got it! It's you who believed in it and made this project possible and I'm eternally grateful for that.

We are now planning for the next run. Stay tuned, some things will change. If you are interested in a MIP, please leave your email address here.

Best wishes,
Chris Marquardt
News (Jun 5 2014) - Nine Down, One To Go - Making the MIP has been an exciting journey and we thank you all for being part of it! Since its release in April, nine of the ten hand-made one-of-a-kind MIPs have been [more]

MIP #1 - Ash Tree
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Ashtree is a hardwood, typically used for making bows, tool handles, baseball bats and other uses demanding high strength and resilience.

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MIP #2 - Flamed Pear
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Pear wood is one of the preferred materials in the manufacture of high-quality woodwind instruments and furniture.

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MIP #5 - Wild Pear
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Wild Pear is often used for tool handles and fishing rods. Native Americans used it for arrow shafts.

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MIP #4 - European Yew
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European Yew is extremely flexible, yet strong, making it ideally suited for use in archery bows. In fact, Yew was the wood of choice for English longbows in medieval warfare.

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MIP #3 - European Maple
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European Maple is the wood of choice for bowling pins, bowling alley lanes, it is also commonly used in archery due to its stiffness and strength.

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MIP #6 - Satinwood
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Satinwood has a fine texture and a slight pleasant fragrance when cut. It is traditionally used in decorative veneer and inlay work.

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MIP #7 - Service Tree
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The Service Tree is native to Europe, its fruits are used as a component of a cider-like drink. The long-lived tree is known to get 400 years and older and its wood is characterised by its beautiful tones.

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MIP #10 - Almond Pear
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Almond Pear is a hardwood. As opposed to regular more fleshy pink colored pear wood, it has contrasting heart wood throughout.

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MIP #9 - European Cherry
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European Cherry trees produce one of the most desirable woods. Cherry wood has traditionally been used in the manufacture of fine furniture. It is a reddish brown hard wood with a very fine texture.

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MIP #8 - Fiddleback Ash
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Fiddleback Ash is often used as material for electric guitar bodies and, less commonly, for acoustic guitar bodies, known for its bright, cutting tone and sustaining quality.

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