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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    Steven,
    When designing anything, we have a saying, (here in the States anyway), called the KISS principle:
    "Keep It Simple, Stupid." <grin>

    I have often found, any device designed as simple as possible, usually not only lasts longer, but is easier and cheaper to manufacture.

    Wish you the best as you proceed with your project. Please keep us updated with your progress.

    Marc

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    Marc,

    it's not the destination, but the journey.

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    Warm Welcome to this forum and hope to have informative posts by you.

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    I've made a mechanical iris yesterday. Here are the pictures:

    One blade with pushpins for joints



    One pushpin on each side


    one end of the blades goes into 6 tiny holes in the bottom rim.

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    The other end of the blades slides into the slots in the middle rim.


    The top rim holds everything in place, ( top and botttom rim should be connected with a side panel.

    Mechanical iris half open

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    Mock up of the camera.
    I went for a technical camera because I want to experiment with tilt and shift. It's not 100% acurate, but close enough to fiddle about with. It's bulky enough to keep the camera in the position I want it to be.





    Next up, sanding and painting (staining). The bellows are to short and need a little ajustment in the overall shape but that's for later.

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    Sanded, painted and finished (for now)
    This is what it looks like:



    This is what the GG showed:


    This is what the scan showed:

    For some reason, in the scan the tree looks on fire. I used the mechanical iris and it reduced the light, but not enough. It might be over exposed but it could also be the light of the scanner reflecting on the lens.

    I did capture a moving object! On the left hand side of the "flaming" tree, there are two trees, than something that looks like a little pole. It is actually a light shaded car going in the reverse direction from the scan. This shortens the vehicle. With some imagination you can see the flattened wheels and the side windows.

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    Quote Originally Posted by Steven Scanner View Post
    I've made a mechanical iris yesterday.
    Excellent. Here is one I made to explain the principle at a camera club meeting.


    Steve.

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    Even when you know how it's made, it still looks magical when it opens and closes.

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    Re: New from the Netherlands

    It sounds like you need a way to remove the light source from the scanner.
    Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.
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