Stands for "Do it yourself", and refers to the creating or improvising equipment out of materials on hand, as opposed to purchasing a pre-made product.
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How can I avoid star trails without an expensive tracking mount?
I want to take pictures of the Milky Way or a lunar eclipse or earth glow on the moon, but I don't have an equatorial tracking mount, and don't want to spend that much money on one.
How can I get ...
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Is there an easy way to force chromatic aberration?
A couple of months ago I was playing with my camera and a magnifying glass and I noticed that this glass produced a very soft chromatic aberration. Here's an example:
(Here is the full size, 18mp ...
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How do I build my own soft-box light for illuminating still or stop-motion scenes?
I am working on a small stop-motion video project, although I am sure this kind of lighting will work for individual still shots as well. I need some kind of broad, bright, continuous lighting that ...
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How could one make a DIY Gray card for exposure/color correction?
I know that there are "gray cards" sold that help with exposure/color correction, but as I'm on a tight budget I'd like to make my own. Is this possible?
Also, are there other objects (paint sample ...
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Are infrared DSLR conversion companies safe? What about DIY infrared conversion?
I'm investigating the possibility of converting a DSLR (Canon T2i) to a infrared-only body. I've seen several websites that offer this service, but man, considering they are tearing your camera apart ...
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What good DIY projects (which involve a digital camera) do you know?
Recently I found my old digital 3.2 MPix point & shoot camera which has been mainly just sitting on my shelf for the last few years. I'd like to get it back to use, but since it is rather bulky ...
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How can I make my own film scanner using a DSLR camera?
How can I make my own film scanner (35mm) using a 16MP DSLR camera?
For using the camera, I understand that I basically need a soft and even light source and a macro lens to focus on the films from ...
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DIY gear successfully made and used?
I am looking around for a DIY project to work on over Christmas.
I have seen lots of suggestions at DIY Photography and a few at The Strobist.
(In particular, there are lots of light modifiers ...
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How can I fix the flash in a Nikon D80 camera?
How do I remove and replace the built-in flash in a Nikon D80?
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Can I make my own Expodisc?
I've been contemplating the purchase of an Expodisc to finally be rid of most white balance corrections. The price is a little steep for me, however. I was wondering, is there a way to make something ...
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How to do DIY repair of rubber grips on Nikon cameras?
The rubber grip is peeling away from my D700, just near the autofocus mode selection switch. That whole (tiny) section of the grib is pretty much coming away. How can I do a DIY repair? What ...
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How to shoot water spilled on the floor?
I am planning a scene with water spilled on a floor or desk. The floor and desks have designs which will be distracting for my shot.
I am thinking of placing a paper sheet as a back drop.
Which ...
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How does this TLR camera expose properly?
I found a DIY TLR camera kit that lets you build the camera from parts, then use it to take photos. What I don't understand, is that the specs list:
1/150s shutter speed; f/11 aperture
From that ...
