I was visiting a used camera store one day, looking for a remote cable release, and I noticed a very unusual camera sitting on the shelf behind the front counter. I asked the sales person about it and was told that it was a pinhole camera that was made in France. I was immediately intrigued. He demonstrated how it functioned and shared some images made by others. I bought it and took it home. After putting only two rolls of film though it, I was so frustrated. Not because of the inherent characteristics of the camera, but by the extremely stubborn movement to get the film advanced to the next frame. My fingers were raw, so I took it back and returned it. Told them of the issue, and they had the same issue then too, right in front of me. During the short period which I used that camera, I told my friend Peo about it and about my experience with. He was intrigued as well, about the simplicity and beauty of using a pinhole camera. Time went by, and he and I signed up for a photo workshop where we spent a week together taking photos and just plain having a wonderful time together. In the meantime, he had done his own research and had found a different company that was producing the most amazing looking pinhole cameras. The company is ONDU Pinhole Cameras, in Slovenia. All made by hand with high quality wood products and materials. He demonstrated the film loading procedure and my mouth began to water again. After returning home from the workshop, I ordered my own ONDO pinhole camera. I have just begun using it, right now only 6 rolls of film, but have fallen in love with the entire process. Pinhole cameras are pretty close to the most basic a camera can get, yet I cannot put into words how these images make me feel. Equipment does matter, but not in the way most people think.