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Shim material Rol Lei Nut • Feb 4, 2016	Rol Lei Nut	Feb 9, 2016 NoRules	9
Regarding DSLR DIY 3-Axis Motion Control sakibnaz • Feb 8, 2016	sakibnaz	Feb 9, 2016 Yowie Wowie	1
Regarding DSLR Shutter Trigger sakibnaz • Jan 27, 2016	sakibnaz	Feb 8, 2016 sakibnaz	11
Infrared photography zuurstof • Jan 22, 2016	zuurstof	Feb 6, 2016 Erik Ohlson	12
360 degree panorama tour software with exposure change birket • Nov 2, 2015	birket	Feb 2, 2016 ThrillaMozilla	5
Raspberrypi Experimental Camera Custom Lens Modifications DenshaOtoko • Dec 15, 2015	DenshaOtoko	Jan 29, 2016 ProfHankD	3
3D-Printed Focusing Adapter for Ultra-Fast Lenses ProfHankD • Jan 24, 2016	ProfHankD	Jan 26, 2016 ProfHankD	2
Histogram Luisifer • Jan 13, 2016	Luisifer	Jan 19, 2016 Luisifer	1
Color Gel Holder for Flashlight HEA-45 • Jan 12, 2016	HEA-45	Jan 17, 2016 ProfHankD	2
Hacking (literally) a film camera to make a lens viewer robgendreau • Nov 28, 2015	robgendreau	Jan 14, 2016 robgendreau	6
Camouflage tape DIY for my lenses and tripod prashant04 • Sep 7, 2015	prashant04	Jan 11, 2016 DarbinCo	14
Fluorescent Light Experiment Series Jonathan Siegel • Jan 8, 2016	Jonathan Siegel	Jan 8, 2016 Jonathan Siegel	0
Diy focal reducer Russian Traveler • Dec 21, 2015	Russian Traveler	Dec 29, 2015 Russian Traveler	5
360 spherical panoramas - what body+lense to use Nikola PaiyakDev • Sep 4, 2015	Nikola PaiyakDev	Dec 22, 2015 Nikola PaiyakDev	19
DIY move shoot move slider controller plan needed. Jvels • Dec 19, 2015	Jvels	Dec 21, 2015 grasshpr	3
Assrmbly of Picture Frames:Parts & Tools Neede edwardwallace • Dec 19, 2015	edwardwallace	Dec 21, 2015 cr2	2
Auto FB image loader Phil • Dec 19, 2015	Phil	Dec 20, 2015 Phil	2
Good camera for DIY Multiplane Camera Floobersman • Dec 9, 2015	Floobersman	Dec 10, 2015 D Cox	2
DIY Camera Slider - Slow Motion Motor ShootMeAlready • Feb 25, 2015	ShootMeAlready	Dec 8, 2015 Newtral	8
Can i use a 2.5mm jack to 3.5mm jack for cable release? Mark1t • Nov 9, 2015	Mark1t	Dec 5, 2015 Yowie Wowie	3
Weekend Project BlueStarfish • Nov 29, 2015	BlueStarfish	Dec 1, 2015 BlueStarfish	3
API for Unattended Camera Operation VeloSteve • Aug 27, 2015	VeloSteve	Nov 29, 2015 Mark S Abeln	7
Photo Experiments - done a few and they were fun Robert Evagelista • Nov 22, 2015	Robert Evagelista	Nov 25, 2015 Robert Evagelista	3	3
large format camera build seanEE • Sep 7, 2015	seanEE	Nov 23, 2015 NancyP	5
Time-Lapse software. Richard the picture man • Jul 12, 2015	Richard the picture man	Nov 19, 2015 Phil	13
Digitising a film rangefinder (Konica Auto S3) OllieBaker • Sep 11, 2014	OllieBaker	Nov 7, 2015 mowhite29	9	14
Photoshoot in retirement homes Robert Blais • Oct 28, 2015	Robert Blais	Oct 31, 2015 ProfHankD	2
Capturing images without using dSLR's shutter? Tungsten Nordstein • Oct 25, 2015	Tungsten Nordstein	Oct 27, 2015 ProfHankD	14
DIY 3-axis Gimbal for Panasonic Lumix G7 Polandmet • Aug 19, 2015	Polandmet	Oct 23, 2015 Polandmet	8
Cleaning haze foot • Sep 26, 2015	foot	Oct 7, 2015 foot	6
150mm IR pass filters (720nm) Wratten 89b equiv. SeeRoy • Feb 23, 2015	SeeRoy	Oct 6, 2015 petrochemist	3
Heart Shaped Bokeh In Background adso2 • Jul 25, 2015	adso2	Oct 6, 2015 petrochemist	5
basement stored canon CP900 printer? Elbert Zip Johnson • Oct 2, 2015	Elbert Zip Johnson	Oct 6, 2015 Steve Throndson	2
Needing help with IR or Thermal camera project chitown60608 • Sep 25, 2015	chitown60608	Oct 1, 2015 BobORama	4
DIY lens resources? thegammaray • Feb 16, 2015	thegammaray	Sep 30, 2015 Enginel	11
DIY infrared conversion of Nikon 1 S1 Fredrik Glckner • Aug 8, 2015	Fredrik Glckner	Sep 26, 2015 Fredrik Glckner	2	2
DIY Infra-Red hammarbytp • Jul 30, 2015	hammarbytp	Sep 25, 2015 Brian From WI	4	1
DIY Panohead - LX100 HeavyTeva • Sep 18, 2015	HeavyTeva	Sep 18, 2015 HeavyTeva	0	2
New Sports Platform Idea manhattan • Sep 7, 2015	manhattan	Sep 15, 2015 Joseph S Wisniewski	3
Canon 430ex ii RT hack 70d IF • Aug 29, 2015	70d IF	Aug 29, 2015 70d IF	0
Homemade Macro Lens (hack from old telephoto) ken957 • Aug 21, 2015	ken957	Aug 27, 2015 Steve Throndson	5
Pendulum photographs Steve Throndson • Apr 13, 2015	Steve Throndson	Aug 26, 2015 KennethSWilson	28	7
Focus stuck on Sigma zoom ThomasGD • Jul 27, 2015	ThomasGD	Jul 27, 2015 ThomasGD	0
making my own enlarger ? seanEE • Jul 10, 2015	seanEE	Jul 23, 2015 Misha883	25
Fluorescent light kit and power generator Jonathan Siegel • Jun 30, 2015	Jonathan Siegel	Jul 22, 2015 Jonathan Siegel	5
Water balloon bursting video FF Pro • Jul 14, 2015	FF Pro	Jul 19, 2015 wazu	1	1
Wind-muff ("dead cat") for Nikon D5500 RUcrAZ • Jul 17, 2015	RUcrAZ	Jul 17, 2015 RUcrAZ	0	1
Camera rig with red dot sight for binocular vision telephotography pga • Mar 21, 2015	pga	Jul 13, 2015 pga	7	5
DIY large format camera seanEE • Jun 19, 2015	seanEE	Jul 8, 2015 seanEE	16
360-degree panoramas from around the top of a building ProfHankD • Jun 25, 2015	ProfHankD	Jul 3, 2015 BobORama	6	2
Cheap digicams with largest sensor? diy_lens • Jun 10, 2015	diy_lens	Jun 16, 2015 diy_lens	2
Need advice adjusting infinity focus point on legacy lens Riquez • Jun 8, 2015	Riquez	Jun 12, 2015 Riquez	11
Megapixel MP12 lens creates purple / deep red colours. White Balance totally off... robned • May 6, 2015	robned	Jun 9, 2015 Mark S Abeln	4
DIY lens AF calibrator KSmacros • Aug 5, 2014	KSmacros	Jun 8, 2015 leerob	37	3
Changing the focus distance of a lens. tekhiun • May 2, 2015	tekhiun	Jun 3, 2015 diy_lens	14
Digitizing Color Negative with Camera TJ61 • Oct 27, 2014	TJ61	May 31, 2015 Richie Beans	32	1
can you help with details of how the small surface switches work (sony RX100) cwinte • May 25, 2015	cwinte	May 26, 2015 cwinte	1
Slave flash from old flashgun philhoward96 • Mar 17, 2015	philhoward96	May 23, 2015 Macro guy	10
Quick & Dirty Gearhead alternative. AusPhil • May 16, 2015	AusPhil	May 17, 2015 inohuri	2
Using D810 to copy slides? chuxter • Mar 23, 2015	chuxter	May 9, 2015 D Cox	18

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