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Cleaning of a Micro-Nikkor 55mm/2.8 AIS


Cleaning of a Micro-Nikkor 55mm/2.8 AIS "I bought a Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 in good condition about a year ago for a good price. Everything else was good but soon I noticed a lag with the aperture blad..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, nikon, lens, clean, fix
Added: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:14:48
Last modified: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:55:00

Wireless TAC-2


Wireless TAC-2 "I've had this one TAC-2 controller lying around with a broken cord and one day I just got an idea that maybe I'll convert it to wireless version instead of fixi..." [Show all]

Tags: diy, electronics, tac-2, wireless
Added: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:06:20
Last modified: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:05:00

DIY AF Assist Light for D2H


DIY AF Assist Light for D2H "Sometimes it would be handy to have an autofocus assist light on the camera, but D2H doesn't have one (there is one on the SB-600 I'm using but it isn't always ..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, nikon, d2h, electronics, diy, light, camera
Added: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:09:58
Last modified: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:56:09

Greasemonkey Script: Flickr On Black Button


Greasemonkey Script: Flickr On Black Button "BigHugeLab's View On Black is sometimes handy when you want to view a flickr photo, well, on black background. I looked for some Greasemonkey scripts and found ..." [Show all]

Tags: script, greasemonkey, firefox
Added: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:30:39
Last modified: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:31:43

Watermarking Scripts


Watermarking Scripts "If you need to add a watermark to a bunch of photos, these little scripts come in handy. You'll need a command line tool from ImageMagick called composite. Y..." [Show all]

Tags: script, windows, linux, photography
Added: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:52:22
Last modified: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:54:34

DIY Umbrella/Flash Bracket


DIY Umbrella/Flash Bracket "I bought a couple of cheap flash stands so I needed some flash/umbrella brackets for them. I didn't want to go for the cheap plastic ones and I wanted them to b..." [Show all]

Tags: diy, photography, stand, flash, umbrella, bracket, aluminum
Added: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:43:36
Last modified: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:44:35

Nokia N800 USB-host-cable


Nokia N800 USB-host-cable "Nokia N800 supports host mode on its USB-port so it's possible to connect USB devices to it (keyboard, memory sticks etc). The connector on the N800 is a USB mi..." [Show all]

Tags: diy, nokia, n800, usb, cable
Added: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:05:07
Last modified: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:09:20

Rotating led display


Rotating led display "I've always liked all kinds of led displays and a rotating one is maybe one of the most interesting ones. I've been planning on building one for many years (act..." [Show all]

Tags: diy, electronics, display, led, pov
Added: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:41:35
Last modified: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:49:57

DIY wrist strap holder for D2H


DIY wrist strap holder for D2H "I needed a wrist strap for my camera and I bought a cheap Mennon Camera Grip Wrist Strap from DealExtreme.com, cost a bit under 5 euros. Actually I only needed ..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, nikon, d2h, wrist, strap
Added: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:49:27
Last modified: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:31:37

Robot arm


Robot arm "I've wanted to build a robot hand for a long time now and finally I've found a place to get cheap servo motors; DealExtreme. I made some planning with Google Sk..." [Show all]

Tags: diy, electronics, servo, robot, arm, robotarm, sketchup, sketchyphysics
Added: Sat, 24 May 2008 15:56:20
Last modified: Sat, 24 May 2008 16:06:27

GPU cooler install timelapse


GPU cooler install timelapse "When I did some upgrades on my computer, I got a Arctic Cooling Accelero Rev.2 and got an idea to test the intervalometer function in my Nikon D2H and do a smal..." [Show all]

Tags: gpu, cooler, timelapse, video, accelero
Added: Wed, 14 May 2008 04:22:39
Last modified: Wed, 14 May 2008 04:26:23

Space Invaders wall decoration


Space Invaders wall decoration "I had this idea in my mind for a long time and one day I happened to get a few 10-packs of new unused disks for free so I decided to give it a try. It took abou..." [Show all]

Tags: wall, decoration, space, invaders, disk
Added: Wed, 14 May 2008 04:09:13
Last modified: Wed, 14 May 2008 04:09:28

Joytech XBox display hacking


Joytech XBox display hacking "Some time ago I bought three Joytech Ultimate Travel Pack Xbox sets for 15€/set. One set includes 7" display unit, 150W car inverter (12VDC->230VAC), 12V i..." [Show all]

Tags: electronics, diy, joytech, tft, xbox
Added: Wed, 14 May 2008 03:16:52
Last modified: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:37:44

USB memory in a shell casing


USB memory in a shell casing "USB memory in a shell casing. I first tried it with the normal connector and didn't come out so nice so I decided to change the connector. I took the connector ..." [Show all]

Tags: usb, shell, memory, diy
Added: Wed, 14 May 2008 02:28:21
Last modified: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:08:22

Serial Servo Controller


Serial Servo Controller "I needed a serial servo controller to few projects but I didn't find any suitable source codes for the ATmega8 that could have been compiled with avr-gcc. One o..." [Show all]

Tags: electronics, diy, servo, atmega, avr
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 23:21:02
Last modified: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:19:07

Parallel port logic analyzer


Parallel port logic analyzer "As I don't have an oscilloscope yet so I needed a cheap way to analyze some signals, I decided to build a simple logic analyzer to use with PC's parallel port. ..." [Show all]

Tags: diy, electronics, logic, parallel, port
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 22:24:08
Last modified: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:27:02

DIY Tilt&Shift lens


DIY Tilt&Shift lens "I finally found a suitable lens for the diy tilt&shift lens project and built this today. The lens is an old Industar-58-Y 75mm f/3.5 englargement lens for ..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, nikon, tilt, shift, lens
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 19:06:35
Last modified: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:34:40

Quick cartboard softbox


Quick cartboard softbox "I needed a softbox for some photos yesterday and converted this cardboard box into a softbox. The inside is covered with aluminum foil and then I taped some thi..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, flash, softbox, cartboard
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 19:00:37
Last modified: Tue, 20 May 2008 19:56:54

Quick clamp for a flash


Quick clamp for a flash "As I got the 1/4" bolts and nuts I was able to make the quick clamp for a flash. It took about a minute from start to finish and it holds the receiver+flash com..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, flash, clamp, quick
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:59:26
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:15:29

Cactus V2s transmitter antenna modification


Cactus V2s transmitter antenna modification "Quick antenna modification for the Cactus V2s transmitter. Soldered a ~15cm (~6") piece of wire to the board, made a hole on the top part and glued a cover of a..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, cactus, antenna, flash, sync
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:57:00
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:19:27

Ringflash


Ringflash "(Photo, starting from top left) Description (1) I started with a 24 cm diameter steel bown and a normal food can. (2) Added some tape on the bowl and drew t..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, nikon, ringflash, flash, sb600
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:50
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:15:07

Modifying a microphone stand into a flash&umbrella stand


Modifying a microphone stand into a flash&umbrella stand "I brought the microphone stand from home where it had been lying on the storage for a long time. I've had this idea in my mind for a some time now and after doi..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, flash, umbrella, stand
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:42:37
Last modified: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:34:04

Normal black umbrella modified into a flash diffuser


Normal black umbrella modified into a flash diffuser "I had this broken normal umbrella lying around because two of the "arms" broke down one day when I opened it. It wasn't very nice to walk home on a rainy windy ..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, flash, umbrella
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:39:21
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:14:27

L- and panorama-brackets for my D2H


L- and panorama-brackets for my D2H "I needed an L-bracket for the camera so I bought some thick aluminum and made one. The tripod is an old Manfrotto ART190 with a Model #200 video head and it was..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, nikon, d2h, bracket, panorama
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:36:57
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:14:10

Cheap flash bounce


Cheap flash bounce "DIY flash bounce, I used the template from this tutorial. Just printed out the template and cut the foam thing to shape and glued the wide flexible band to i..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, flash, bounce
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:32:45
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:13:54

DIY SC-28 Flash Cord clone


DIY SC-28 Flash Cord clone "So I wanted a SC-28 cord for my camera and flash but didn't want to pay that much for just two connectors and a cable so I decided to make it myself. Didn't hav..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, nikon, flash, ttl, cord, sync
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:01:23
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:13:41

DIY multi flash sync


DIY multi flash sync "This is my flash sync box (basically just four safe syncs in parallel) that I built last Saturday. I can connect up to four external flashes to it (the four bla..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, flash, sync
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:56:31
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:13:13

AS-19 sync port mod


AS-19 sync port mod "I needed a sync port for my SB-600 but didn't want to modify the flash itself yet because I bought it only a few weeks ago so I got this idea to modify the AS-1..." [Show all]

Tags: photography, diy, nikon, sb600, as19, sync
Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:50:19
Last modified: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:36:30

Small shelf made of wood and threaded rod


Small shelf made of wood and threaded rod "Quick few hour project to get some space on the desk. It is a little shelf for little stuff like the external HDD and network switch etc. Height: 33,5 cm Wi..." [Show all]

Tags: metal, wood, diy
Added: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:56:42
Last modified: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:09:11