DIY

    Here is a thermal camera that connects to your phone for under $80
    Dec 15, 2024 David Prochnow

    So, you have a fever of a hundred and three? You could just dance over to a thermometer and check your temperature. But that’s not…

    Leica M2Pi

    How to convert a Leica M2 into a digital camera – a guide
    Dec 11, 2024 Michael Suguitan

    This post presents several upgrades to the Leica MPi, a Leica M2 with a Raspberry Pi-powered digital back. The most notable upgrade is a larger sensor…

    valve lens

    This DIY valve lens gives a new meaning to “workFLOW”
    Dec 9, 2024 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    For Iranian photographer Alireza Rostami, creating DIY lenses and gear is a creative statement, and we just love his ideas. We’ve seen plenty of his…

    How to make your own DIY wearable RGB LED Light
    Dec 5, 2024 Vlad Moldovean

    I think by now we are all familiar with the term practical light. But have ever wanted to have a light in frame attached to your…

    camera that sees in reverse

    What if we made a camera that sees in reverse?
    Dec 5, 2024 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Yeah, you read that right – what if we could build a camera that sees in reverse or around objects? Shane of Stuff Made Here…

    Deconstructed GoPro Cameras

    This guy stripped his GoPros to bare minimum to mount them on his rocket
    Dec 2, 2024 John Aldred

    GoPros and action cameras are small. We all know that. It’s their single biggest advantage over larger and more capable equipment. But sometimes, they’re still…

    Build a portable, touchscreen camera with just three parts
    Nov 26, 2024 David Prochnow

    Let’s set the scene: you’re sitting in a shack on a frozen lake in northern Wisconsin when, suddenly, in the distant ice fog, you see…

    Scanning film with an enlarger lens

    DSLR film scanning on a budget: Stunning results with a cheap enlarger lens
    Nov 14, 2024 Markus Hofstätter

    You can fall into a huge rabbit hole if you read about scanning negatives with your mirrorless or DSLR camera. Lots of people recommend different…

    Oh, snap: make a wired remote switch for your Canon camera, no soldering required – just plug and click
    Oct 20, 2024 David Prochnow

    The days when shutter release buttons had a threaded socket for receiving a cable release are long gone. Until the advent of the self-timer, whether…

    Viltrox Anamorphic Modification

    Modding the $99 Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 to make it see in anamorphic
    Oct 10, 2024 John Aldred

    The Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 FE lens (buy here) is an interesting one. It offers a nice, wide 28mm focal length with full-frame sensor coverage. It…