DIY Anywhere tripod
Here’s a DIY version of the GorillaPod, a go anywhere flexible tripod for your camera – [via] – Link. Related: Imaging @ MAKE – Link. DIY Sony DSC-7 “tripod” – Link. The Monkey Arm – DIY Clamp tripod – Link.
Imaging
Underwater macro photography & DIY macro photo round up
Andrew writes – “Here are DIY macro framing prongs for underwater photography housing made from heat shaped PVC drain pipe and ss wire. When autofocus fails use manual focus and framing prongs…” – Link. Related: DIY $10 Macro photo studio – Link. Do-It-Yourself Macro lens – Link. ECU macro assembly – Link. HOW TO – […]
HOW TO – Add a spirit level to your camera
MarkB writes – “Often I need to level my camera. For example, I always need to do this when stitching together panoramas by panning the camera between shots. It is a bit awkward with my 120S camera because the top of the camera is not quite flat front-to-back, so I could not just stick on […]
Camera gun & gun ruler
Gun shaped camera from Popular Mechanics 1938… – Link. Gun shaped ruler – Link.
Camera finder
Wow, this is a great feature of Flickr I recall asking for awhile back – find a camera. You can see which cameras are used the most by Flickr members, as well as what camera phones are also used the most, great way to see the photos you can expect from a camera with real […]
MAKE – Favorite Flickr groups
A MAKE reader wrote in and asked which groups at Flickr do we belong to, here are mine – post your faves in the comments too! MAKE (join the MAKE group! only 60 more until we hit 2,000!) – Link. CRAFT – Link. Hacks – Link. MAKE Japan – Link. Craft Rooms – Link. Stick […]
HOW TO – Make a Hummingbird shooter (camera mod)
Makescreenname writes – “Late this summer, hummingbirds finally began visiting the feeder we’d put up on our back porch. I wanted to try and get some digital shots of them, but couldn’t stand there with a camera “in range”–they’d never come. I needed a remote cable release so I could set the camera up on […]
