BigShot digital camera kit for kids
The BigShot digital camera is a kit designed to teach kids how they work while they assemble and use it. It’s being developed by Shree Nayar and his team at the Computer Vision Lab at Columbia University.
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Bokode at Home
Fascinated by MIT’s Bokode data tag system, maker Matthew Borgatti decided to recreate the effect at home using easy to find materials.
DIY Street View camera
As part of a course at the United States Military Academy at West Point, maker Roy D. Ragsdale developed a prototype Street View-like camera array using a laptop, $300 in off-the-shelf components, and open source software.
iPhone trick camera lenses
It’s often said that the best camera is the one on you. These readymade snap-on lenses for the iPhone are a fun addition to a spur of the moment snapshot.
DIY intervalometer for Nikon DSLR cameras
Etharooni designed this wonderful intervalometer to help him take awesome photos with his camera. He writes: Entry-level Nikon DSLRs don’t have many built in features that the higher-end cameras do, like an interval timer, for instance. It’s an exceedingly useful feature. If you want to take star trails, time lapse, repetitive self-timer shooting, or whatever, […]
Flat pack iPhone copy stand
DAAP industrial design student Kyle A Koch designed and fabricated this useful flat pack copy stand for the iPhone. It will copy a standard letter-sized sheet with reasonable fidelity.
DIY tilt-shift lens
Maker Bhautik Joshi built this excellent tilt-shift lens using a T-mount adapter, rubber plumbing coupling, and a medium format lens found on eBay. It may not be as precise as a conventional tilt-shift lens, but it does produce an excellent image at a fraction of the cost.
