CHAKKA CHAKKA
This is a real machine gun! 10fps – Dual Digic processors enable this insane frame rate.
You can see a quite demo of the liveview feature too.
Not that I think anyone would need 10fps for any kind of sport unless they are a really bad photographer.
I’m trying to get into HDR photography, which usually requires some very long exposure shots. The best way to do this is with a tripod and a shutter release. I got the tripod off Craigslist, but the shuuter release was too expensive for me, so I set off to make my own.
To keep this on the cheap, I kept it minimal. The most expensive item was the hands-free phone kit; on sale for $10. Check the comments. One was found at a dollar store. $1!
1x Hands-free cell phone kit IMPORTANT: The DSLRs take a 3/32″ stereo plug. See the picture for details.
2x Momentary buttons (two colors)
1x Mini micro switch
1x Enclosure, for me a wonderfully ironic 35mm film canister
Plus:
Be destructive, but gentle
You may not get the same model kit, so some experimentation is required. Inside the microphone box was a tiny circuit board hooked to 4 wires. I plugged in the kit to my camera for testing. Don’t worry, there’ s no current in these wires. I took my knife and shorted various combinations and observed the results. I found that two are ground wires, and the other two have functions:
Red: focus
White: shutter
Copper: ground
Blue: ground
By connecting the Red to a ground, the camera focused. Wonderful news.We will now make button to do this work for us.
Step 3- Solder up the connections
Using the diagram below from Roger Cline, Assemble and solder your buttons and switch. Test it often to avoid mistakes. When you’re done, protect from short circuits with some tape.
Here I used an empty 35mm film can from the girlfriend. I used the recycle symbol on the bottom to perfectly align my three controls and poked holes for drilling. Then using a similar bit to the one recommended on the button packaging, I drilled 3 holes.
This may be the trickiest step. Maneuver the three controls toward their respective spots. A long pair of needle-nosed pliers help out a lot. Also, the switch has a little groove that the washer uses to stay straight. You’ll have to see it. It can be tricky. Tighten them all down and you’re set. Test again of course.
Step 6 – Test and troubleshoot
So this step is kind of unnecessary if your buttons work.But if they don’t work, don’t fret. Be very patient, take it apart, and test your soldering again. That’s always where it fails.
Also when you coil all the extra cable into the canister, use a bit of tape to keep the complicated end of your project inside the can.
Below is a picture of the shutter release in action!
by eagleapexon Mar 13, 2007
Here is a very simple diagram for a DIY Shutter Release for your Canon DSLR. See Chris’s Link in the comments section for Pentax instructions.
What you’ll need.
(1) One – 3/32†Stereo Audio Plug (MUST BE STEREO, NOT MONO)
(2) One – Small Toggle Switch
(3) Two – Momentary Switches (SET TO OPEN)
(4) Wire – Small Gauge Insulated wire w/ at least 3 insulated wires within the main outer insulation. (I used 20’ basic telephone wire and only used 3 of the 4 wires in it.) (length depends on how long you would like your shutter release to reach.)
(5) Wire – Small gauge scrap wire, for wiring switches
(6) One – Project housing or Something to mount your switches on
Wiring
The long end that comes out of the bottom of the Audio Plug is where your ground wire (black) needs to be soldered. This wire will go to each of your switches as shown in my diagram.
The audio plug will have 2 small areas for your last 2 wires. The area nearest the plug, is the area where the Auto Focus wire (green) will need to be soldered. The other end will go to one of your Momentary switches.
Next the small area next to the ground tab and below the auto focus area is where you’ll solder the Shutter Release wire (red). This wire will go to both the Toggle switch (blub lock/release) and also the last momentary switch(single release).
Lastly, attach all your switches to a small project housing and you are finished.
It is a pretty simple project and shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes from start to finish. I think I have about 8 bucks wrapped up in mine and it works like a dream.
I have to say I’ve been waiting for this since I joined Flickr about 2 years ago, I always missed the sub-set or grouping feature my old Coppermine gallery used to have.
Flickr only had one level of sets, so you couldn’t group them which led to a very messy layout. Pbase, Smugmug and all the others already had this…so thankfully, Flickr has listened to it’s members and launched what they called “Collections”.
Today we launched what’s probably the most requested feature over the last few years: a way to categorize and organize your photo sets! In the past this feature has been referred to as “sets of sets” or “subsets”. After today, we’ll know it as “collections”.
What are collections, you ask? A collection is a container into which you can place either sets or other collections, allowing you to create a hierarchy as deep as 5 collections. You can place as many of your sets into a collection as you like, and a set can be in as many different collections as you like.
Even more of a reason to use Flickr now, I’m loving it!
Source: Flickr Blog
A quick step up from the previous 6 Megapixel original D40 version! A strong competitor for the Canon 400D now with the added resolution.
It shows consumers really do still want more Megapixels and the 6 Megapixel D40 kept a lot of people on the fence with it’s competition already at 10 Megapixels.
The new D40x shares the same 10.2 Megapixel sensor as the D80 and D200, has a faster burst mode (up to 3fps) and has an extended ISO range of 100 to 3200.
The Nikon D40X measures 126.0 x 94.0 x 64.0mm and weighs 481 grams.
The Nikon D40X will have a retail price of $729.95 USD when it ships in April. Alternatively you can bundle it with a 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens for $799.95 USD.
That should make it around RM2500 with the kit lens!
Full details here:
Cigarette Packet Flash Diffuser
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Here is a before and after shot to demonstrate the difference. These shots were taken in a fairly dark place with relatively high ceilings.
I no way will this replace a $400 external flash unit, but it is improvment on what you already have using something that you can probably find on the floor the next time your at a pub.
more examples can be found at my flickr site.
Created by Dan and Andy
http://thekevinbaconexperiment.blogspot.com/
Before Diffuser After Diffuser
By monkeywithagunon Dec 6, 2006.
