The other weird thing is that someone has scratched off the nikkor name on the front of the lens. I should have asked the shop, but does anyone know why this lens would be $5? Thanks for your guesses!
Category Archives: general geek
Arduino Intervalometer for my Nikon d40
For those who don’t know an intervalometer is, it tells your computer to take a picture every given interval. This enables you to shoot video with a still camera over a long period of time.
Time Lapses
I had a lot of time to kill over break, so I shot a bunch of timelapses. Here they are! This is from a coffeeshop that I spent a lot of my time in. This is of some clouds at dusk. This one has two separate positions, and it is really interesting to see the …
powering a nikon d40 from an ac outlet
I have been shooting a lot of time lapses lately. The biggest problem with that is battery life. I have a very ghetto hack to power the camera from a cell phone charger, but I am looking for a more permanent solution. I found a fotodiox battery grip on amazon that has an internal battery, …
Ahhhh…. Thrift stores
I was checking out the local thrift store yesterday and I saw a few filters in their (usually just point and shoot) camera section. I grabbed them and wandered around for a while. When it was time for checkout I tested a theory I have had for a while now. Thrift stores in general (and …
The heavens parted, and Craigslist shone down upon me…
I’ve been getting more and more into my camera lately. The other day I was browsing Craigslist and I saw an interesting ad… Skip a few steps and I ended up with a bunch of new lenses, an old film body, and a lot of other doodads. Just because I had fun shooting it, you …
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Cool Idea for a DIY Jeweler
I just ran across oye modern’s site. They have a cool line of bracelets / cuffs that are made out of the exterior aluminum of camera lenses. It’s an interesting idea, but I hardly think it is worth au$300. If I run into a lens that is trash anytime soon – It’s on. This kind …
About to burst
So I’ve been doing an absolute TON of blogging lately. Unfortunately it has all been in my head! I’ve got a bunch of posts queued up, I just need to put the last lil bit of spit polish on them and then they’ll be released to the world. I promise.
Arduino LCD gmail subject
Continuing on in the (Long) line of arduino+rss hacks, here is some python code that parses a gmail rss feed. This is a throwback to the post that started it all, the arduino gmail notifier. The original code was tweaked a bit to display the subjects of new mail on an lcd screen.
Rss Parser for twitter
Continuing on the line of arduino+rss hacks, here is some python code that parses Tweets. By changing the rss feed you can either follow one person’s tweets, or you can access your “follow” feed (i.e. everyone you follow on twitter.com) In order to do the second option you will have to supply your login credentials.