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February 27, 2008
DIY Waterproof Camera Enclosure
Here is a great project since summer is just around the bend, although you could use this for ice fishing. Either way, this site has a great set of instructions on how to make a waterproof enclosure for your electronics.
This design will work with almost any camera, digital camera, or camcorder. It gives you access to all the camcorder's features. You can either look through the bag into the viewfinder or use the LCD, although most LCDs aren't any good in sunlight. I wanted mine for kitesurfing, but it'll work underwater too. If it leaks you'll be able to see water in the bottom of the bag or bubbles escaping and return to the surface before your camera is harmed.
DIY Waterproof Camera Enclosure - Link
Related:
Underwater macro photography & DIY macro photo round up - Link.
HOW TO - Make an underwater CVS camcorder - Link.
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Feb 27, 2008 01:00 AM
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February 26, 2008
Light-Field camera makes blurry images a thing of the past
This Light-Field Camera by Adobe captures multiple angles and perspectives through its "fly-eye" lens thus finally producing blurry-free pictures. Check out the details at the link below.
Adobe Light-Field Camera - [via], Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Feb 26, 2008 07:00 AM
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The Polarized Polaroid Camera
Alejandro sent in this very cool device for making physical screen captures of a computer display. The web site has a nice video of the device in action. Just don't forget to stockpile your Polaroid film since it's not going to be around after this year!
The Polaroid sheet camera uses the basic principle of light polarization to mimic the behavior of a camera diaphragm and shutter. LCD screens emit polarized light, which allows a Polaroid sheet in the camera to take on the diaphragm behavior.
A stepper motor controls the rotation of the camera body, from the light blocking position to the fully open position (90 degrees), in which the instant film is exposed for a predetermined amount of time before the whole camera body is rotated back to the blocking position.
The Polarized Polaroid Camera - Link
Related:
No more Polaroid... instant film - and MAKE's look at Polaroid projects - Link
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Feb 26, 2008 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Imaging, Photography |
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February 25, 2008
HOW TO - time lapse video with a graphing calculator
Instructables user yonderknight writes:
I've always wanted to make time lapse videos, but I don't have a camera with an intervalometer feature built in. In fact, I don't think very many cameras come with such a feature (especially not SLR cameras). So what do you want to do if you want to make time-lapse videos? You can buy a commercial intervalometer (yeah, right). You can check out some instructables and make one yourself out of electronic components, but what if you don't have the time/skills necessary to build one? You just want something quick and cheap. Well, you can actually use a common TI graphing calculator (I don't know of any high school student without one of these) and hook it up to any camera with a remote shutter release socket. It's quite easy, and depending on your camera can require no electronic work at all.
Turn a TI Graphing Calculator into an Intervalometer and Create Time Lapse Videos - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Feb 25, 2008 09:00 PM
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February 22, 2008
Homemade 400mm binoscope
A big Keanu "whoa!" for this 400mm binoscope (binocular telescope) being built by an enterprising Frenchman. He's spent three years on it so far. It's not done, but it is operational. The engineering on this is gorgeous. The carriage system is almost as cool as the scope itself! There's only one other video on YouTube, of him grinding the 400mm mirrors.
Binoscope 400mm - [Thanks, Jon Singer!] Link
Related:
Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders by Robert & Barbara Thompson
Price: $29.99
Buy: Maker store - Link.
With the advent of inexpensive, high-power telescopes priced at under $250, amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and this is the ideal book to get you started. The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders offers you a guide to the equipment you need, and shows you how and where to find hundreds of spectacular objects in the deep sky -- double and multiple stars as well as spectacular star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
You get a solid grounding in the fundamental concepts and terminology of astronomy, and specific advice about choosing, buying, using, and maintaining the equipment required for observing. The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders is designed to be used in the field under the special red-colored lighting used by astronomers, and includes recommended observing targets for beginners and intermediate observers alike. You get detailed start charts and specific information about the best celestial objects.
The objects in this book were chosen to help you meet the requirements for several lists of objects compiled by The Astronomical League (http://www.astroleague.org) or the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (http://www.rasc.ca): Messier Club.
- Binocular Messier Club
- Urban Observing Club
- Deep Sky Binocular Club
- Double Star Club
- RASC Finest NGC List
This book is perfect for amateur astronomers, students, teachers, or anyone who is ready to dive into this rewarding hobby. Who knows? You might even find a new object, like amateur astronomer Jay McNeil. On a clear cold night in January 2004, he spotted a previously undiscovered celestial object near Orion, now called McNeil's Nebula. Discover what awaits you in the night sky with the Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Feb 22, 2008 01:00 PM
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February 21, 2008
Eclipse photos
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Osbock has some great shots of the eclipse from last night -
Photos of the 2-20-2008 total lunar eclipse. By the time I had finally found my ancient 500mm reflex-nikkor, the eclipse was nearing totality. Also it was very very cold! There were a few wispy coulds which affected the images a little. These were 1 second exposures.Eclipse photos - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 21, 2008 12:15 AM
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February 19, 2008
360 gizmos - one shot panorama camera for youngsters and oldsters
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I saw the first 360 panoramic camera for kids, but I suspect this will be popular with adults too. They set up the camera so it had an Eye-Fi wireless SD camera, so you'd take a photo and in seconds, literally - there was a 360 pano on the screen.
The real magic is from the 360 one VR attachment for cameras, you can check that out here and here.
More:
- 360 gizmos- Link.
- 360 world atlas - Link.
- More photos of 360 gizmos @ Flickr - Link.
- Giant set of NYC Toy fair 2008 photos @ Flickr - Link.
- MAKE's coverage of the NYC Toy Faire 2008 in one place! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 19, 2008 09:30 AM
Imaging, Toys and Games |
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ViewMaster - they're still around, custom views
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 it was reassuring to see ViewMaster, I figured they were long gone since the TuberNet has since dominated both eyes for while - but they're around and have a unique line of ViewMaster products. For the most part it looks like they're promoting custom runs, makes sense - they'll even send you out a 3D camera to take the best photos and the once you're done you'll get the ViewMaster round wheel, viewers, etc. I'd like to do some of these for Maker Faire. Would be cool to see them develop a video version at some point... (here's a magazine that did something cool).
More:
- Custom ViewMaster- Link.
- More photos of ViewMaster @ Flickr - Link.
- Giant set of NYC Toy fair 2008 photos @ Flickr - Link.
- MAKE's coverage of the NYC Toy Faire 2008 in one place! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 19, 2008 08:30 AM
Imaging, Retro, Toys and Games |
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February 13, 2008
RSS/photo frame
From the MAKE Flickr pool
Member 007Ben put together a digital photo frame which displays RSS feeds against custom backgrounds. A great use for that old laptop now deemed too slow for active use. Now commenters on Flickr are all asking for a copy of the script he's using with it. -Link
There's a ton of DIY digital frame projects out there - Here's just a couple we've covered here:
Related:
Digital picture frame (from an old laptop) -Link
Cheap 'n easy digital picture frame under $100 -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 13, 2008 04:00 AM
Computers, DIY Projects, Imaging |
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February 11, 2008
USB "spy" telescope
Here's a basic digital telescope (better suited to observing the neighbors than neighboring planets) built from an old webcam and a telephoto lens.
$40 USB super telescope, easy to make, sees craters on the moon - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Feb 11, 2008 04:00 PM
Imaging, Instructables |
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Eyeclops: Super magnifying camera
One of my favorite makers has a review of the Eyeclops, a super magnifying camera @ the Cockeyed Science Club. This looks like a great tool for makers for all sorts of things ... Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 11, 2008 07:00 AM
Imaging, Reviews, Toys and Games |
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February 10, 2008
HOW TO - Make a Polaroid "web cam"
Mark outfitted an old Polaroid with a more modern camera for his laptop, nice case mod - Link.
Related:
No more Polaroid... instant film - and MAKE's look at Polaroid projects - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 10, 2008 03:50 PM
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MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
It's been another week packed with maker ingenuity! We've seen some great-looking projects - Have a gander and check out anything you might have missed.
Keep submitting your projects for a chance to win an Eye-Fi card or Flickr Pro account in the MAKE Flickr photo pool contest.
- Board-less radio transmitter -Link
- DIY sandblast booth -Link
- Miniature Silo Station (pictured above top-left)-Link
- Teapotus Noisus (pictured above top-right) -Link
- Oscilloscope restoration -Link
- Retrofit an old camera lens -Link
- Panoramic pinhole camera -Link
- USB monkey (pictured above middle-right) -Link
- The electronic snowman? -Link
- Custom Harmonica Mic (pictured above bottom-right)-Link
- Space Invader cookies (pictured above middle-left) -Link
- DIY Photo Snoot -Link
- Hexateuthis, a robotic hexapod (pictured above bottom-left)-Link
- Matchbox Synthesizer -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 10, 2008 02:30 PM
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DIY Telephoto Lens
This may not be the coolest looking telephoto lens mod out there, but it just might get the job done. It only requires a bolt, some cardboard, a few twist ties, and binoculars. I am not sure this will hold up to moving around, but for that one telephoto shot you want to make, why not give it a try? - Link
Related:
DIY Telephoto lens - Link
Webcam Telescope from MAKE Volume 2, page 135 - Link
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Feb 10, 2008 03:00 AM
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February 9, 2008
No more Polaroid... instant film - and MAKE's look at Polaroid projects
It looks like Polaroid is getting out of the instant film biz, if you use these for art, fun or whatever stock up! -
Polaroid is dropping the technology it pioneered long before digital photography rendered instant film obsolete to all but a few nostalgia buffs...No more Polaroid... instant film - [via] Link & more.Polaroid instant film will be available in stores through next year, the company said - after which, Lee said, Japan's Fujifilm (FUJI) will be the only major maker of instant film.
Polaroid got its start making polarized sunglasses in the 1930s, and introduced its first instant camera in 1948. Film packs contained the chemicals for developing images inside the camera, and photos emerged from the camera in less than a minute.
HOW TO - Make a pinhole Polaroid camera - Link.
More projects after the jump!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 9, 2008 01:00 AM
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February 7, 2008
Retrofit an old camera lens
From the MAKE Flickr pool
Utilize that classic lens on a new DSLR camera.
Member Arkku writes -
A Contessa Nettel Cocarette camera attached to my Sony DSLR A100 by means of sticking an 11mm M42 extension to the rear port of the camera. The moving lens assembly allows infinity focus to be achieved, enabling the 105mm f/4.5 Carl Zeiss Tessar lens to be utilized with the DSLR.
Contessa Nettel Cocarette on the Sony DSLR A100 on Flickr -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 7, 2008 02:00 PM
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Panoramic pinhole camera
From the MAKE Flickr pool
Member Whereisthecavern made this unique panoramic pinhole camera in cherry red. Nice take on the project from MAKE:09
Related:
Panoramic Pinhole Camera MAKE Vol.9 page 92 -Subscribers, view this article in the digital edition or find it in Make: The Third Year
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 7, 2008 01:00 PM
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HOW TO - Make a "Witness camera"
Alberto writes -
The Witness Camera is an automated, self-recording surveillance camera, that uses a gigabyte-class flash card as recording media. I designed the Witnesscam because available surveillance solutions were too expensive or impractical for home use. I built the system from a VGA CMOS colour camera, a passive-infrared (PIR) movement sensor, an ATmega32 processor, and a 1GB SD-card. The prototype looks like an ordinary alarm detector. But when it detects people moving around, it silently starts recording.HOW TO - Make a "Witness camera", thanks Nutchip! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 7, 2008 08:00 AM
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February 6, 2008
Paper Project: confocal microscopy of paper
Last week I went on a class field trip to the Keck bioimaging lab at ASU, where Chuck Kazilek showed us the Paper Project. It's basically a bunch of art projects made from images of paper taken with a scanning-laser confocal microscope. Many of the images can be viewed with 3D glasses, but are still incredible anyway. The site even shows you how to make your own 3D glasses, paper making techniques, and oodles of other fun stuff. - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Feb 6, 2008 09:00 PM
Arts, Imaging, Paper Crafts |
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Kitchen utensils make professional photo enlarger
Photo enlarger made from kitchen gear, Modern Mechanix 1936 Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 6, 2008 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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