Hacking Digital Cameras, The Book

Hacking Digital Cameras

Now this is a book I can sink my teeth into! An entire book packed with projects just itching to void the warranty on that shiny new camera your loved ones bought you for Christmas. Mumm… Is that the sizzle of hot solder on a cleaning sponge? You bet it is! These are a few of the projects that are covered in the book:

  • Building triggers
  • Accessing raw sensor data
  • Making accessory lens adapters
  • Eliminating the infrared blocking filter
  • Extending lenses
  • Making reverse macro adapters
  • Building a monopod
  • Creating bicycle and car mounts
  • Hacking microdrives from other devices

Looks darn handy for anyone that is looking to think out of the box and so something special with their camera.

Hacking Digital Cameras

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Worldwide Pinhole photography Day 

On the last Sunday in April (the 30th this year), finish that box of oatmeal that’s been laying around in your cupboard for years and build your self a pinhole camera ’cause its World Pinhole Photography Day! That’s right, it’s the time of year when all are encouraged to take a lens less photo and share it with the world. I love taking pinhole photos myself, in fact I’ve gotten quite good at not using glass in my photos. If your a bit stumped on how to go about making a camera the WPPD site has some resources for you. You can even use a pinhole in the body cap of a DSLR if you want. I hope to see your photos up there on the 30th.

Last years gallery is good if your looking for inspiration.  

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Apollo Lunar Module Paper Project

Paper LM

Every now and then a paper project catches my eye and I just know I have to share. This is one of them. Here is a 1/48th scale paper model of the Apollo lunar lander that will blow your mind. the detail is breath taking. He’s got more paper spaceships (or links to them) on his site as well. This is going to keep me busy for a while…

U-DON’S FACTORY

Laptop Stickers on Flickr

Stickered Laptop My Toshiba Beast

Over on Boing Boing I saw a group on Flicker I just had to join. It’s a group for people that like to put stickers on their laptops. Here I thought I was the only one that ever did that. Anyway, I joined up and posted two photos of my stickered laptops. I traded the Gateway away for an old Mac Powerbook that made it’s way to a happier home via Ebay years ago but the Toshiba I still use. It’s getting pretty old and tired these days, a 1.2 GHz Celeron just can’t cope with XP. I’m hoping to get rid of it soon so I’m not going to add any more stickers to it. Yeah, I value the stickers more than the laptop I guess. Anyway, go have a look at the Flickr group and see all the gummed goodness.

[via Boingboing] 

Flickr: Laptop Stickers

Visions of Nixie Tubes dancing Around My head

Nixie tubes

I was doing research for an LED project and I ran across this site that sells all sorts of LEDs, fluorescent lamps, and very cool nixie tubes. Just thought I’d mention this because nixie tubes look real cool. So if you need some for a project you know where to go now.

LEDsales. LEDs, nixies and other cool stuff. – Nixie tubes and accessories