3D printing

    The Paragraphica is the weirdest AI camera so far
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    On the topic of weird AI cameras, the Paragraphica has to be the weirdest I’ve seen so far. Like the Black Box Camera we featured…

    The 3D printed MicBack turns your on-camera mic into a wireless shotgun
    May 18, 2023 John Aldred

    Despite being referred to as on-camera microphones, the array of such microphones from companies like Rode, Deity, Sennheiser and others are just as capable when…

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    I turned a 3D printer into a $400, four axis motion controller
    May 8, 2023 Udi Tirosh

    Videographer and Tinkerrer Pedro Callisaya just created what’s probably the cheapest four-axis motion controller (and even the basic ones don’t run cheap). He did this…

    How I made a 3D-printed movie camera that uses 35mm film
    May 8, 2023 Blaž Semprimožnik

    A couple of years ago I have been occasionally shooting 35mm films with point&shoot still cameras while also having the desire to shoot motion picture…

    3D print your own modular 30W LED spot for use on small sets
    Apr 3, 2023 John Aldred

    There are a wide range of continuous LED lights on the market these days, from small to large and cheap to expensive. Many of them…

    This unique camera gives a clay pigeon’s view of the world – until it’s blasted out of the sky
    Mar 17, 2023 John Aldred

    This definitely ranks highly amongst the oddest camera mounting jobs I’ve ever seen. This one-time-use camera rig from Thomas Renck mounts to the top of…

    How I improved a faux panoramic film camera with 3D printing
    Mar 17, 2023 Nicholas Morganti

    Panoramas: a great format for (in my opinion) most photography. Dramatic landscape? Make it panoramic. Artsy architectural photo? Panoramic. Wanna make that softball game look…

    This weird camera uses AI to recreate the scene before it
    Mar 10, 2023 John Aldred

    This is one of the oddest and most curious cameras I’ve ever seen. It has a lens and a sensor and can actually record the…

    How I used this crazy vintage 140mm f/1.0 lens with an ultra-large format camera
    Mar 9, 2023 Markus Hofstätter

    In short words “this lens is something else”. It’s extremely fast, huge and has a strange focus distance. It was used in Sony CRT Projectors…

    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…