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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What size hole do I use to make differently shaped bokeh?
This is my question in one huge breath:
What would be the correct size of an elliptic bokeh filter be to create a fake anamorphic distorted bokeh effect with a regular Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens with a ...
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How does grid depth determine beam angle?
I just got a 28" Westcott Apollo softbox. They don't sell a grid/egg crate for it, so I'd like to create my own, similar to this.
My understanding is that the deeper the grid, the narrower the angle ...
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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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OEM Camera Sensors for a computer project
First off I'm not sure if this is the place for this question, but it seems to be the closest fit.
I want to buy a small camera sensor (like for netbooks/phones), from what I have read on wikipedia ...
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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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Are there features to Westcott's Spiderlite TD5 that would be difficult to reproduce if I built a DIY version?
I look at products like Westcott's Spiderlite TD5 head and there looks to be less than $50 in parts (not including the light bulbs) in a product like this... I'm a 'handy guy' with a garage full of ...
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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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What are the best and worst diffuser materials for DIY softbox/light tent?
There are hundreds of web sites with tips of building a DYI soft box or light tent, and it looks like people are using almost anything as the diffuser material, from white plastic bags to old ...
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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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What are your favourite tips and tricks for when you don't have your gear?
What tips and tricks do you use when you're forced to take photos with whatever you have available?
My personal favourite is for reducing the rabbit-in-the-headlights look with a point and shoot. ...
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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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What are the dimensions of a 110 film cartridge?
I'm looking for the exact dimensions of the 110 film cartridge. I'll take any sort of information including the ISO whitepaper for it (which I would love to read), or if someone already has it in ...
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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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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 ...
