DIY

    How to build your own DIY triple-display laptop to maximise your editing experience

    Jan 31, 2023 John Aldred

    Triple display laptops have almost sort of been a thing since 2017 when Razer first showed off their then-top-secret triple-display laptop to Linus Tech Tips…

    This DIY gadget captures and saves metadata for your film photography cameras

    Jan 30, 2023 John Aldred

    One of the great things about digital photography is that it stores metadata within the files of each your photos. It allows you to have…

    How to turn an old floppy disk into a free infrared camera filter

    Jan 16, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Remember floppy disks? We’ve come a long way since they were the primary method of data storage, and now we have terabytes of storage on…

    How to build long-working-distance macro lens rigs with your DSLR or mirrorless camera

    Jan 11, 2023 Ted Kinsman

    Long Distance Working Objectives (LDW) are specially designed lenses intended to provide high-resolution imaging and a greater working distance when compared to conventional lenses. The…

    How I hacked Polaroid Big Shot to shoot Instax film

    Jan 2, 2023 Nicholas Morganti

    Released in 1971, the Polaroid Big Shot was a funky, green plastic camera that was built for one thing: portraits. The plastic behemoth is simply…

    Creating the impossible f/0.3 lens: The fastest lens ever

    Jan 2, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    A few years ago, Nikolas Moldenhauer of Media Division showed us how he and Kolari Vision modified and used an ultra-fast f/0.7 lens. And now, Nikolas…

    How to make a DIY customized clapperboard on the budget

    Dec 26, 2022 Chung Dha

    Hey Filmmakers Chung Dha here, this here is my clapperboard that I DIY-modded it to have a lot of improvements so it can be used…

    This guy built his own AI-powered robot camera operator to follow him around and you can too

    Dec 19, 2022 John Aldred

    James Bruton is one of the biggest names in robotics on YouTube. He’s made all kinds of crazy contraptions and robots that work on a…

    Here’s a 3D printable case for the Rode Wireless GO II that you can make yourself

    Dec 19, 2022 John Aldred

    The Rode Wireless GO II has become ubiquitous amongst YouTubers and filmmakers alike. Despite the massive amount of competitors on the market now, it still…

    How I made my own 3D printed film video camera

    Dec 15, 2022 Joshua Bird

    I’ve made an expensive and unreliable way to record low quality videos! If you haven’t noticed from my last few blog posts, I’ve been pretty…