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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Motorized 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 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 moreDiffuser for LED Light Panel
In my post about building an LED light panel from an old computer monitor I said it would be useful to be able to add some diffusion to the front […]
Read moreDIY High Power LED Monolight
I’ve been quite focused on light building projects recently, but before I move on to other targets for my enthusiam I felt I had to make something with one of […]
Read moreRecycling a Polariser to use with 100mm Filter Holders
In the days when I used a Cokin P square filter system I tried a few polarising filters, and ended up with one made by Stealth Gear which gave me […]
Read morePentacon 135mm Rebody: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
Last spring, when I was putting together my anamorfake Pentacon 50mm lens, I had the overwhelming urge to get hold of a few more old M42 lenses of different focal […]
Read moreA Lens Hood for 100mm Filter Holders
I’m one of those sad photographers who always uses a lens hood. I have one for every lens I own, and whenever I’m taking pictures the hood is always on […]
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