Motorized Macro Rail: Part 2
Picking up from where part 1 of the Motorized Macro Rail project left off: Design Modifications I’ve made few improvements to the prototype design for the “production” version, as outlined […]
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When it all goes wrong – 3D Print Layer Shifts
Printing one of the last parts for my motorized macro rail last week I noticed that the print quality had suddenly taken a major step in the wrong direction. The […]
Read moreMotorized Macro Rail: Part 1
The Prototype Taking a (semi) objective look at this site recently I realised that it’s ages since I built a project with an Arduino. That’s certainly not because I’ve built […]
Read moreBack to Basics: the Dog Bowl Beauty Dish
While I’m waiting for parts for the stepper motor-based design I’m working on, I thought I’d take a quick trip back to basics. My first DIY photography build was a […]
Read moreHow to Add a Webcam to OctoPrint
In my last post I covered getting OctoPi/OctoPrint installed and configured on a Raspberry Pi to provide remote control and monitoring of my 3D printer. The next step is to […]
Read moreImproving the 3D Print Process
Straight out of the box 3D print process for my Ender 5 Pro (along with many other printers) is to select and print a gcode file from the printer’s micro-SD […]
Read moreThe Not Very Big Stopper: a DIY rear-mount ND1000 filter
You have to be careful what you write! At the end of my last post I made a throw away comment that a fixed ND filter for my flare adapter […]
Read moreDIY Rear Mount Flare Adapter
I’ve recently spent a chunk of time cleaning up and shooting with my growing collection of Helios 44 lenses. As a Canon shooter, one potentially nasty issue with these lenses […]
Read moreMaking a Mini Smoke Machine
A few years ago I needed to generate a small and controllable amount of smoke for a shot I was working on: not too much smoke, as the subject was […]
Read moreGrid for Godox AD100 Pro Flash
I recently added a Godox AD100 Pro to my collection of portable strobes. Compared to my shoe-mount strobes it’s more powerful (at 100 Ws), easier to mount off camera, has […]
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