Phil writes – “Dimensional (3D) photography is a simple process, at least in theory. You provide a separate image of the same scene for each eye, slightly out of phase. Of course to do it right, it takes a good amount of photographic skill, an understanding of the psychological and mathematical principles involved, and some […]
The Hack-a-Day peeps dig into forums and other nooks and crannies of the internet and find exceedingly cool projects like this one. If you’re into astro-photography, you should check this out. You can make your camera return to normal functions by mounting an ir filter on the front of the camera, so you’ll be alright […]
Figures! FrankG already made an adjustable macro camera stand, he writes – “I thought I’d forward this link to a digital magnifier that I built a couple of years ago to help me inspect & solder circuit boards…” – Link.
Remember that “PanoramaScanCam” Mac was working on, you know… a 360-degree panoramic scanning camera made from an old scanner? Here’s an update for the curious– “Work on the PanoramaScanCam is progressing nicely. The scanner case has been modified and the new belt drive has been installed along with the camera cylinder. The camera cylinder rotates […]
Monopole made a panoramic camera rig constructed for less than $70 from a surplus telescope “GOTO” mount – “This is a surplus Meade DS2100 series “GOTO” telescope mount and the corresponding tripod. The telescope mount has been sawed off and a Bogen/Manfroto quick release bolted on. To serve as a panoramic mount an “L” bracket […]
-soapy writes in noting that after many months the tiny CMOS camera challenge was figured out – “Just for closure, here’s the discussion forum thread that tells you the answers, as this was reverse engineered after a little more than 5 months.” – Link. The contest: “This is a 640×480 pixel resolution CMOS camera used […]
Parly inspired by this weeks birdcam, DynaD made a spycam! Had an old Espion digicam with a broken LCD lying around. Removed the case, LCD and battery connections and found it fit perfectly in this tiny (<5cm long) box of staples. Connected via Skype and set to auto answer and send video when I call […]
