DIY Telecine
Giles writes “Step by step, do it yourself, super 8 telecine – How to make Super 8 movies into digital files for the cost of an old projector, a big lens and some bits from the local electronics store!” Link.
Imaging
DIY Camera Obscura
How to make the sunrise in your bedroom every morning. Many artists have used the Camera Obscura over the years, now make your own. – an optical experiment easy to do, but which, in spite of its simplicity, is able to give you a continuous marvel. What you have to do is simply mount a lens on the bedroom window. In this way, when you wake up in the morning, you will admire the outside scene projected on a wall of your bedroom. Link.
HOW TO – Build a $1 compound microscope
“…construction of a very simple low-cost compound microscope. As shown in Figure 1, the microscope we describe is one that just about anyone can build and will produce a magnification of about 75 times. Microscopes may be thought of as very intricate and mysterious instruments but in reality, they are not as complicated as one may think. Building this simple instrument is not only a fun project, it will help you understand how microscopes work.” Thanks Rick! Link.
Gallery of photos taken with microscopes
Great photos from Nikon’s “Small World – Gallery” – The Nikon International Small World Competition first began in 1974 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines… [via] Link.
Great news – you can now print photos directly on Flickr! “You can order prints to be delivered by mail, or pick them up at your local Target store for one hour printing, even. In both cases, you get 10 free 4×6″ prints to get started.” [
Slot car with wirelesss video camera
Here’s a site about putting a tiny wireless video camera into a 1/32 scale Scalextric slot car. There are pictures of how it was done and an 11MB film from inside the car to download. Zoom! It’s like a mini NASCAR. Link.
DIY Video Projector
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Kalanda has a photo set of the DIY video projector he made from an old overhead projector and a LCD screen. It’s a pretty low tech creation, but the results appear pretty good. The design also includes two little PC fans to keep the LCD cool while it is running. Link. Bonus link: There’s also another LCD projector project on the photo pool too here.
