DIY

Angle grinder vs tripod plate – How to still access your battery slot with small cameras

Nov 4, 2020 John Aldred

A lot of us have smaller cameras these days. Even if we have larger DSLRs or mirrorless cameras, we also usually have one or two…



How to build your own realistic artificial sun with soap and a satellite dish

Nov 3, 2020 John Aldred

Simulating daylight with artificial lighting is not a trivial task. You’re faking a light that’s 93 million miles away. That means it’s an extremely tiny…



Build this portrait studio at home for under $20

Nov 3, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

Whether we’re in lockdown or not, it’s always great to have the option of shooting high-quality photos at home. And it’s even better if we…



The Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift is the widest shift lens available for full-frame cameras

Oct 30, 2020 John Aldred

Venus Optics has announced their new Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift lens for Canon EF/RF, Nikon F/Z, Sony FE, Leica L and Pentax K. Covering…



How I created my own DIY camera timer for $50

Oct 26, 2020 Dirk Essl

A must have tool when shooting the night sky is a remote release trigger for your camera. Triggers range from very simple cable releases over…



This drive holds 2 Terabytes and it’s the size of a credit card

Oct 25, 2020 Udi Tirosh

I remember when my office had a 10-Megabytes drive (Mega, with an M). It was (give or take) the size and weight of a car…



This stunning flight over San Francisco was captured entirely with the iPhone 12 Pro

Oct 23, 2020 John Aldred

I’m not an Apple fanboy by any stretch of the imagination. Before the iPhone 3GS was released, I hadn’t owned an Apple product since the…



The Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II will get support for both Blackmagic and ProRes RAW

Oct 22, 2020 John Aldred

As mentioned during the initial announcement of Nikon’s two mirrorless cameras, the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II, both will be eligible for a firmware…



This is the most frugal DIY clamp for high speed laser triggers

Oct 21, 2020 Ted Scott

A few years ago, I became interested in what stuff looks like when falling through space. Specifically, I wanted to see the accidental shapes which…



Vivo’s X51 5G smartphone with built-in gimbal camera is coming to Europe in 9 days

Oct 20, 2020 John Aldred

The world of smartphones moves thick and fast these days, and a lot of them all start to look the same after a while, but…