The Exploratorium has a simple how to on making a telescope using reading glasses – “You’re about to make a telescope. One lens of the reading glasses will serve as the objective lens of the telescope–the lens that gathers light from stars or other objects. The magnifying glass will be the eyepiece. This telescope won’t […]
Earlier we posted about the what would make an ideal camera for documenting projects – remotely taking photos likely being the most important feature/mod. But, what if you’re going on a long trip and will not have access to a computer to take the photos off? Or worse, not being able to charge the camera. […]
Kim writes – “I have to admit, I am tired of using Photoshop to create a pseudo Holga shot using javascripts found in flickr.com so I decided to just go ahead and hack my Holga CFN and give it a second life since all it has been doing is gathering dust. My plan–to hack the […]
Daniel made a digital pinhole camera from a Canon 350D, the photos turned out great! – Link. Related: Pinhole camera projects – Link.
Osbock writes – “Pinhole camera constructed from an eclipse mint can. Inspired by the Matchbox camera by alspix. I must say, the Eclipse brand had something to do with the inspiration too. I made a few mods, though, I decided not to mask the frame, as I’ve always wanted to try “perf” images. I totally […]
Larry bought a squid in a seafood market from Chinatown district of Philadelphia and made his own “War of the Worlds” photoshoot – he used two cans of paint and some bungi cords for the alien ship hatch – [via] Link.
Clara writes “We’re currently setting up an exhibit Spain’s largest and most prestigious photography festival, about the one month road trip we’ve made around Spain aboard a 5 meter truck we’ve converted into a giant pinhole camera. We’ve taken over 80 photos all around the Iberian peninsula, 20 of which will be exhibited in Madrid […]
