DIY

    The “Edelclone” is a 4-axis DIY camera slider that used to be a 3D printer and you can make one, too
    Aug 19, 2022 John Aldred

    Some of you might remember DSLR DIY CNC from last year’s post about those neat 3D printed custom lens caps. This have been pretty quiet…

    Make this simple DIY lens from an old disposable camera
    Aug 16, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Raise your hand if you still have that old 35mm film point-and-shoot somewhere around the house. If you’d like to give it a new life,…

    The View-Remaster is a digitising scanner for old View-Master reels to watch them on modern tech
    Aug 11, 2022 John Aldred

    I’ve spoken about the View-Master here on DIYP before. In fact, as recently as the Kandao QooCam EGO review I posted a few weeks ago….

    The Paparazzo is a DIY interchangeable lens digital camera based off the Raspberry Pi and PI HQ Camera module
    Aug 5, 2022 John Aldred

    I knew we’d eventually start to see some custom “portable” cameras being made based off the Raspberry Pi HQ camera after they announced it in…

    How to modify the Plustek 8100 35mm film scanner to scan medium format roll film
    Aug 4, 2022 John Aldred

    Film’s resurgence in the last few years has left many analogue photographers with something of a problem, particularly if they want to shoot medium format…

    This $20 DIY ring light isn’t the kind of ring light you think it is – it’s for light painting
    Aug 1, 2022 John Aldred

    When we hear the term “ring light” in photography, one thing immediately springs to mind and it offers a very distinctive look. But there is…

    This crazy looking DIY camera gives the full frame FOV and DOF equivalent of a 35mm f/0.4
    Jul 31, 2022 John Aldred

    You can’t beat a good DIY crazy camera and they don’t get much crazier than this. Built by Matt at DIY Perks, this particular camera…

    Five simple but effective camera moves you can make with a power drill
    Jul 29, 2022 John Aldred

    A power drill isn’t usually on the list when it comes to packing our camera bags to head out on a shoot, but as this…

    This guy bought five broken ARRI Alexas to see if he could make one working camera
    Jul 28, 2022 John Aldred

    Almost everybody who’s into video dreams of one day shooting on an ARRI Alexa. But actually owning one is pure fantasy for most of us….

    This $30 DIY Shure SM7B alternative sounds almost as good as the real thing
    Jul 28, 2022 John Aldred

    So, that title deserves some qualifiers. It doesn’t sound as good as the Shure SM7B, but almost as good? Yeah, sure, it’s pretty good, especially…