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DIYP Reviews The Actobotics DIY Slider for Cell Phone and GoPro Time Lapse

Apr 20, 2014 JP Danko

We received a nifty little Actobotics slider kit from ServoCity and over the winter I had the opportunity to shoot a mix of live action…

Apr 17, 2014 Allen Mowery

For those who have been following DIYPhotography for a while now, you are well aware of the awesome photographic results that can be achieved with…

Apr 15, 2014 Stefan Kohler

There are a lot of panning heads out there, ranging from cheap and light all the way to uber-expensive and heavy duty. None did a…

Apr 14, 2014 Guest Author

I have devised a way of using the very popular Rokinon 8mm F2.8 fisheye lens that comes under several other branded names including; Samyang and…

Apr 10, 2014 Stefan Kohler

Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” And he was not talking about longer lenses, he actually meant…

Apr 10, 2014 Udi Tirosh

Back in the days, when we were still capturing images on sheets of plastic, ISO (also known as ASA) was not a button on the…

Apr 7, 2014 Allen Mowery

I am slothful. I am impatient. And, above all else, I am cheap…a beautiful trifecta that led me to this little project. For the longest…

Apr 7, 2014 Udi Tirosh

We featured Rigwheels way back when they were only selling DIY hardware for dollies. Now they are back with some clever devices that are (again)…

Apr 6, 2014 Udi Tirosh

About two years ago the web was sweat with the latest panoramic trend – small planet panoramas (AKA spherical panorama). It was only a matter…

Apr 3, 2014 Udi Tirosh

With the web sizzling over a new soft focus lens coming soon to a Smartphone near you, out pal Maciej Pietuszynski thought of trying to…