Classy Camera Lens Cross-Sections
Michael Zheng of PetaPixel credits these beautiful photographs to one Duncan Meeder, whose personal web presence, if it exists, escapes my Googling. This example is identified as a Leica Tri-Elmar-M 28-35-50mm.
Photography & Video
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for creating and editing digital photos and videos, as well as how to make your own still and video cameras.
Vivify a Drab Wall with Magnetic Primer and Instant Film
Last weekend I had the chance to visit the new office space of M Booth, a public relations agency in New York City. To decorate an otherwise drab wall, they magnetized it and covered it Polaroid-style instant photo prints, attaching each photo to the wall with a rare earth magnet. In order to get these […]
Gigantic DIY Ultra-large Format Film Camera
Searching for a way to enlarge some 8″x10″ prints without going digital, photographer (and close friend) Darren Samuelson decided to forego using an enlarger and instead built a gigantic ultra-large format camera capable of taking pictures on 14″x36″ X-Ray film. Taking over six months to complete, when fully extended the enormous hand-made bellows camera is […]
Tool Review: Video Experimenter Shield
With high-definition television becoming increasingly widespread, many people are tossing their old NTSC or PAL video equipment to the curb. But as makers, we can reclaim this old equipment for our own projects. Enter The Video Experimenter. This Arduino shield by Nootropic Design lets you program your Arduino microcontroller to manipulate and analyze NTSC or […]
MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Check out our favorite shots from the MAKE Flickr pool for last week! Featured is “Flame Tube – Sine Wave 2” from nitdoggx.
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw, Table In’s and Odds, by woundupladybug, Camera Pillow Boxes, by b-a-boop, and Fantasy cake contest, by Alicia.
DIY Water Rocket, with Video
Cobbler from Portland, OR, built a water rocket and added video, capturing how awesomely his rocket flew, as well as renewing the adoration of his daughter! I built the Water Rocket project from vol. 5, made a few small modifications, and shot a video including aerial footage from the on-board camera. Of course, I opted […]
