Re: safe haven for tiny formats
Yet another harebrain idea. A wireless remote and wireless IR beam switch for mechanical film cameras.
The circuit board is a re-triggering, monostable delay off circuit (yawn) to control the duration of the camera fire and duration between being ready for the next shot when using the IR beam switch. It may be an over-kill but I decided to make it since the IR beam switch's input can be really random anywhere from rapid fire off/on to staying on while the beam remains blocked. The keyring button switch is when I just want to manually fire it remotely. I really struggle to get through the electronics part of these projects so I guess I'm a little proud when I'm able to make these homemade single layer circuit boards.
Here are the parts of the system so far. I still need to build the boxes and sew up some stowage bags for hanging on the tripod. The system is battery powered. The black thing with the pressure gauge has a CO2 cartridge to dispense a shot of air to trigger the camera made from a hand air cable release. I'm also making a version using an linear solenoid to push a mechanical cable release. We'll see which one I like better.
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That's a neat project, Tuco. Maybe you could give me some pointers on making an x-y stage using lead screws, stepper motors, and an arduino for our dslr project.
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/a...rasshopper.jpg
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| I'M JUST A MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHER |
I'm just a mountain photographer. I photograph Mountains
I walk amidst and around them, breathing their very essence
I have no destination or pathway. I follow the light and the clouds; the wind is my companion
Let the mountains speak to me.
So that I may store their every word on every picture I take
And tell others of their beauty" - (A.B.)
Rolleiflex 3.5T, TX 400 kodak - @07.30 a.m Brenta Dolomites |
Scan from film w/Epson 750pro
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4127/4...02694230_b.jpg
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That's a terrific image, Alberto.
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Originally Posted by
Peter J. De Smidt
That's a neat project, Tuco. Maybe you could give me some pointers on making an x-y stage using lead screws, stepper motors, and an arduino for our dslr project.
I could try. I used a stepper motor on my last project with a serial stepper motor controller. Have you looked at homemade CNC wood router projects?
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Originally Posted by
Alberto Bregani
| I'M JUST A MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHER |
I'm just a mountain photographer. I photograph Mountains
I walk amidst and around them, breathing their very essence
I have no destination or pathway. I follow the light and the clouds; the wind is my companion
Let the mountains speak to me.
So that I may store their every word on every picture I take
And tell others of their beauty" - (A.B.)
Rolleiflex 3.5T, TX 400 kodak - @07.30 a.m Brenta Dolomites |
Scan from film w/Epson 750pro
Another sweet shot. Great use of a silhouette. I've hauled my MF film into the mountains too. This shot I was so tired I didn't even notice how crooked the horizon was when I took it. I had to crop it so much to straight it out that I nullified the MF film size and might as well just used a 135 camera correctly.
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Went to a local fair today. They had a dog show catching frisbees and doing tricks (apparently some of the top dogs in the world in fact). Here was a quick grab. Nikon D700, 85mm f/1.8 @ f/2 and 1/4000:
http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...g/BRY_4632.JPG
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Neat! (And that applies to both Tuco's and Bryan's photos.)
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Originally Posted by
tuco
Yet another harebrain idea. A wireless remote and wireless IR beam switch for mechanical film cameras.
The circuit board is a re-triggering, monostable delay off circuit (yawn) to control the duration of the camera fire and duration between being ready for the next shot when using the IR beam switch. It may be an over-kill but I decided to make it since the IR beam switch's input can be really random anywhere from rapid fire off/on to staying on while the beam remains blocked. The keyring button switch is when I just want to manually fire it remotely. I really struggle to get through the electronics part of these projects so I guess I'm a little proud when I'm able to make these homemade single layer circuit boards.
Here are the parts of the system so far. I still need to build the boxes and sew up some stowage bags for hanging on the tripod. The system is battery powered. The black thing with the pressure gauge has a CO2 cartridge to dispense a shot of air to trigger the camera made from a hand air cable release. I'm also making a version using an linear solenoid to push a mechanical cable release. We'll see which one I like better.
You're mad Tuco, and I mean that in a good way. Great stuff! I could have really used that the other day for my "Books for Sale" picture. The self-timer on my Yashica Mat doesn't work (Do they ever work on Yashica Mats?) so I used one of those little mechanical screw-in devises. Unfortunately, it functions properly only about once out of every five attempts, so there was an incredible amount of running back and forth. Your system might be a tad more complicated, but I bet it would have worked perfectly.
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austin granger
... Your system might be a tad more complicated, but I bet it would have worked perfectly.
Ha, thanks. So far it works fine. It has really long range too.