Instructables: exploring - technology - photography - video - canon - featured http://www.instructables.com Sun, 19 May 2013 01:15:44 PDT BLOX v1.01 DIY Follow Focus for DSLRs http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Follow-Focus-for-DSLRs/
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Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:33:47 PST
Camera Battery Adapter http://www.instructables.com/id/Camera-Battery-Adapter/
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By: DerekMellott

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Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:12:15 PDT
Analog Picture-in-Picture Video Rig. Capture content, and person with good audio, at the same time with one camera. http://www.instructables.com/id/2FerCam-Video-Interview-Rig-Captures-Both-Subject/
Analog Picture-in-Picture Video Rig. Capture content, and person with good audio, at the same time with one camera. - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3N/4BTE/F9N2E03Z/F3N4BTEF9N2E03Z.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3N/4BTE/F9N2E03Z/F3N4BTEF9N2E03Z.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3N/4BTE/F9N2E03Z/F3N4BTEF9N2E03Z.SMALL.jpg calebjc An interview camera rig designed to enable an interviewer with 1 small digital camera to capture picture in picture interviews with good audio on both subjects without a camera-person. Made with a harmonica holder, Canon SD1000 camera, small mirror, quick-ties, Shoe Goo and flex pipe. The rig captu...
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Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:00:56 PST
Long-Range Canon DSLR Video Trigger (V2, greatly simplified) http://www.instructables.com/id/Long-Range-Canon-DSLR-Video-Trigger-V2-greatly-s/
Long-Range Canon DSLR Video Trigger (V2, greatly simplified) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4R/SJ2D/GVZPP0A0/F4RSJ2DGVZPP0A0.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4R/SJ2D/GVZPP0A0/F4RSJ2DGVZPP0A0.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F4R/SJ2D/GVZPP0A0/F4RSJ2DGVZPP0A0.SMALL.jpg herx This is a re-visit of my first Instructable (found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Remote-Canon-DSLR-Video-Trigger/).   That version worked just fine, but was a bit expensive, a bit big and heavy, and certainly way more complicated than it needed to be.   It did have some nice features, like a...
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Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:28:57 PST
Ball Bearing Jib Arm w/ Motorized Pan & Tilt http://www.instructables.com/id/Ball-Bearing-Jib-Arm-w-Motorized-Pan-Tilt/
Ball Bearing Jib Arm w/ Motorized Pan & Tilt - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7T/6M15/GVA8VG94/F7T6M15GVA8VG94.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7T/6M15/GVA8VG94/F7T6M15GVA8VG94.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F7T/6M15/GVA8VG94/F7T6M15GVA8VG94.SMALL.jpg sensoryhouse Turn a telescope arm, workout bar bell, and scrap metal into a jib arm (camera crane)! This 'Ible to be updated with more info over the next month or two.  If you like this project then check back for updates. Basically there are 6 components to this jib arm, listed in order of difficulty to build...
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Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:12:15 PST
How to make a Professional Short Film for $80 (Part I - Pre-Production). http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Professional-Short-Film-for-80-Par/
How to make a Professional Short Film for $80 (Part I - Pre-Production). - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0W/2VUF/FKD1HR8K/F0W2VUFFKD1HR8K.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0W/2VUF/FKD1HR8K/F0W2VUFFKD1HR8K.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0W/2VUF/FKD1HR8K/F0W2VUFFKD1HR8K.SMALL.jpg Hermes Part II can be found here: How to make a Professional Short Film for $80 (Part II - Production) I've been making films since the fifth grade. In this time, I have created countless shorts that continually get better. As a senior in high school, I felt I should make a final film to sum up all I had ...
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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:28:21 PDT
5 Hour External Battery for DV camera http://www.instructables.com/id/External-Battery-for-DV-camera/
5 Hour External Battery for DV camera - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FTS/JF1H/F7YGQBCT/FTSJF1HF7YGQBCT.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FTS/JF1H/F7YGQBCT/FTSJF1HF7YGQBCT.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FTS/JF1H/F7YGQBCT/FTSJF1HF7YGQBCT.SMALL.jpg AT This project turned into an easy way to extend my DV Camera's battery life. The battery that came with my Canon Optura 60 lasts for about 40 minutes or so minutes on a full charge. I got a BIG battery but that only last for an hour or so (if it will charge, but that is another issue/story).I looke...
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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:05:37 PDT