Two fun and simple project contributions to Make: Projects this week both involve mods. The first is the above-pictured retrofitted microscope by Christoph Ziimmermann (nuess0r) from Switzerland. Christoph had access to a solid, classic microscope, but wanted to amp up its usability by adding lights. The mod ended up costing him a paltry $8. The […]
By Andrew Salomone In Hans Holbein’s famously inexplicable painting, “The Ambassadors,” a large anamorphic skull appears to lie across the floor at the feet of two dandified renaissance gentlemen. The skull appears in correct perspective only when the painting is seen from an acute angle looking diagonally down from the left-hand side of the painting […]
If you’re used to shooting video with a video camera and are having a hard time adjusting to shooting with a DSLR lens, then you’re probably looking for a cheap follow focus for your kit. If you’d like to save a couple of grand and forgo any personal aesthetics, you can try this snazzy DIY follow focus pieced together from K’nex by prippman from Bootleg Productions.
One of my favorite projects in the newest issue of MAKE, Volume 24, is the Stroboscope. This simple, low-tech camera hack is a fun build and packs an impressive punch in its resulting photographs, like the one above of the authors’ friend Luigi juggling. Authors Nicole Catrett and Walter Kitundu paired a toy motor and […]
From Mark Kelso, aka Flickr user Amhakia, based on the classic set from the classic black and white films. The grayscale filter is, admittedly, a big part of the magic. [via The Brothers Brick]
With a motion-control camera, a printout under glass, and some gaffer’s tape. It’s one of several completely nerdilicious photos from a new book called The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by J. W. Rinzler. More pics and anecdotes over at Vanity Fair. I especially like the long shot of the iconic Luke-I-Am-Your-Father scene that shows the big pile of mattresses on the floor in case Mark Hamill falls. [via Core77]
German maker havoc2 created this neat follow focus out of Lego. He’s working on written building instructions, but has an excellent video tutorial in the meantime. [Thanks, Jonathan!]
