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Easy 35 Released: A new 3d Printed Pinhole Camera

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Clint O’Connor is back with a new 3d Printed Camera the Easy 35, details follow;

Easy 35 3D Printed Pinhole Camera

Easy 35 3D Printed Pinhole Camera

The Easy 35 pinhole camera has now been published! If you want one and don’t have a 3D printer, you can use 3D Hubs or wait for someone to produce it on eBay or Etsy.

I wanted to create a new 3D printed pinhole camera that anyone with access to a 3D printer can make. The Easy 35 camera satisfies my goals of fast to print, cheap, and easy to make. Such a camera will appeal both to photographers and to educators wanting to teach principles of photography to youths. Based on 35mm film, the Easy 35 can be printed in half the time of a Flyer 6×6 and needs just a pinhole to assemble (at a bare minimum). A rubber band secures the top and black tape is used as the shutter.

The Easy 35 body is printed as one piece, incorporating the film chambers, rails, internal light baffles, and pinhole mount.  Such a camera is only possible with a 3D printer, since it cannot be done in one piece with conventional manufacturing techniques.  

Several copies can be printed at once on any 3D printer in black ABS or PLA.  Pinholes can be purchased or made with a needle and foil, and glued in or retained with an O-ring.

The Easy 35 camera is released in the spirit of open source, using the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, meaning anyone is free to make them or even sell them, as long as attribution is given to the designer and any remixes or derivations are shared alike.  The Easy 35 camera is or will shortly be available on YouMagine, Pinshape, and Thingiverse.

Details on the Easy 35 camera can be found on www.pinholeprinted.com (in Products).

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$10 Smartphone to digital microscope conversion!

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by Yoshinok (http://www.instructables.com)

The world is an interesting place, but it’s fascinating up close.  Through the lens of a microscope you can find details that you would otherwise never notice.  But now you can.

This instructable will show you how to build a stand for about $10 that will transform your smartphone into a powerful digital microscope. This DIY conversion stand is more than capable of functioning in an actual laboratory setting. With magnification levels as high as 175x, plant cells and their nuclei are easily observed!  In addition to allowing the observation of cells, this setup also produces stunning macro photography.

The photos in this instructable were taken with an iPhone 4S.

Watch the video below for a quick overview of the project!

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How to turn your smartphone into a spy camera or baby monitor

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By Joshua Sherman  —   

If you’re getting that paranoid itch to keep an eye on someone (or someplace), but only have a limited budget, fear not. We’re in the second decade of the 21st century. You don’t need to buy a bunch of expensive equipment to spy anymore. These days, all you need is an old smartphone. With a few bucks, an old Android device or iPhone, a charger, and some tape or a tripod for mounting, you can monitor whatever you want. Here’s how to do it.

Note: Before beginning, you must be using a wireless network that is secure and password protected. Setting this up on an unprotected network will allow anyone on that network to see through your cameras! This guide also comes with no warranty and is not intended to be a secure security system that guarantees safety – if you want something like that, get a professional security solution.

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Work Zone Cam Launches 12 Megapixel Do-it-Yourself Construction Camera

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Professional Quality Time-Lapse Documentation with No Recurring Fee

New York (PRWEB) August 13, 2013

Work Zone Camera

Work Zone Camera

Work Zone Cam, a leading provider of construction webcam solutions, introduced a new 12 megapixel time-lapse camera designed for both professionals and amateurs seeking the ultimate do-it-yourself solution. While other jobsite webcam providers offer solutions with a monthly price tag attached, Work Zone Cam’s user-friendly system is plug-and-play and available for no monthly fee.

The powerful jobsite documentation camera is designed for extended outdoor use and provides the perfect do-it-yourself solution to create time-lapse movies with professional results. Work Zone Cam’s new value loaded offering is loaded with features not found on more expensive cameras, including superior digital SLR technology, a built-in wireless Sprint or Verizon modem and onboard storage capable of recording 3 years of images.

With applications in the construction, retail, healthcare, education and design-build industries, the rugged construction camera captures high-definition images of project progress, which the system FTP’s directly to the user’s local computer. Users can easily view and manage project images through the computer’s image directory.

For clients that don’t have a computer or simply want to outsource the service, Work Zone Cam offers a no-frills low cost hosting service. With the hosting services, the images are updated to Work Zone Cam’s secure servers and are delivered directly to the user’s website or mobile device, without the need for additional operating software. The client can easily access and navigate their image content within the provided web interface. At any time during the project, users may view, download, embed or share a high quality time-lapse movie of progress from beginning to end.

Companies can keep customers, partners and staff updated with live and archived images of project progress by promoting important updates and milestones on their website, Facebook and Twitter. The HD images are also ideal for print-quality ads and company promotions.

About Work Zone Cam
Founded by webcam specialists, Work Zone Cam provides a professional, reliable, and easy to use time-lapse camera solution for the construction industry. Work Zone Cam follows a simple approach of empowering their customers with the best Do-it-Yourself construction camera and delivering a basic, no-frills service to keep the prices low. Backed by award winning technology that is licensed from EarthCam – the industry leader, Work Zone Cam systems are wireless, all-weather digital SLR cameras that are ideal for documenting projects and producing HD quality time-lapse movies. Work Zone Cam has documented projects for many leading companies in the construction industry, including Skanska Construction, Turner Construction, Hensel Phelps, Parsons, Flintco, Ames Construction, Arco Murray and Shawmut Design & Construction.

Learn more about the Work Zone Cam solution at http://www.workzonecam.com/.