Homemade Photography Equipment

dryadssaddle

So i decided to make a homemade macro ring flash that is absolutely ridiculous looking but i have to say, it actually works amazingly so i was wondering if anyone else has any homemade photography equipment which they wish to share with us

THE RIDICULOUS MACRO RING FLASH


THE RESULTS

.Longshanks.

I've got a few things floating about that I use.

Snoot for my flash






Welding glass filter



I've also got a flash diffuser made from a plastic milk bottle

The more DIY the better for me



*awaits somebody to post details of a homemade camera*

DaireQuinlan

Homemade Camera.

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dryadssaddle

excellent stuff people. i too got some welding glass. works fine but is sometimes hard to keep light out and casts a horrible greeny colour that can't really be brought back to normal with white balance correction.

have ou taken any photos with your homemade camera and if so, could you post them. i'd be very interested to see them

DaireQuinlan

dryadssaddle wrote: »

excellent stuff people. i too got some welding glass. works fine but is sometimes hard to keep light out and casts a horrible greeny colour that can't really be brought back to normal with white balance correction.

have ou taken any photos with your homemade camera and if so, could you post them. i'd be very interested to see them

Couple of the more successful ones here on this thread.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055838270&highlight=8x10

I have colour negative paper in it at the moment waiting for the opportunity.

dryadssaddle

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

Couple of the more successful ones here on this thread.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055838270&highlight=8x10

I have colour negative paper in it at the moment waiting for the opportunity.

Jaysus, them phots are wicked, they actually look as if they were taken in the early 1900. great schtuff altogether

Ghost Train

Made a hotshoe viewfinder by taking apart an old disposable camera


and matchbox pinhole camera

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eolhc/sets/72157623196670910/

mounted an slr lens on a cheap compact

http://pix.ie/ghosttrain/album/361850/goto/1366264

.Longshanks.

Plastic mixing bowl, CD case, gutter downpipe connector, super glue and paint. Click for more details on flickr



Last pic was the first test shot, straight out of the camera. Now to find something better to use it on....

theboat

When I first started using my dad's camera, I was paranoid about taking it outside the house, but alas had no camera bag. I did, however, have ample supplies of duct tape and the polystyrene from the box our new t.v came in





It's not the most economical, space-wise, but it does have removable inserts for when I have a longer lens on it! It'll tide me over until I can afford a proper bag, anyway :P

ThOnda

It had been posted before, but why not. Old Kodak lens and few accessories form H-K:

Fajitas!

I've made a few cameras alright.

I had a ceramic 10x8 a good while back, but I think it got scrapped :-/