Jun
06
2013Testing the sound blimp I built here. Pardon the audio noise/hiss; I didn’t want to try to low-pass it out since it might mess with the comparison
May
21
2013Got almost all the way on the sound blimp project today; only the front window is left to finish! The Lexan turned out to be surprisingly clear, so I’m going to try using that for the front as well. I shot through it a few times and couldn’t tell the difference between that and without in the resulting photos, so it seems promising. It’ll certainly be a lot easier to cut it into a circle with my Dremel than actual glass! More rugged too.
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- Using a 1:1 paper printout to get accurate measurements in 2D
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- Fitting the wireless transmitter
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- Figuring out where the center of the lens tube will be
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- Making marks for the lens tube housing
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- Lens tube housing fitted and fixed, first with epoxy and then sealed with silicone
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- View from inside; the silicone should provide a fully waterproof seal
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- Figuring out where the viewfinder and LCD holes should go on the lid
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- Those holes now made with some righteous Dremel-ing
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- The foam now perforated and in place; camera fits great
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- Cut out and fit the Lexan window; attached with the silicone sealant
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- Camera fitted; the lens is nicely centered in the pipe
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- Added silicone sealant between the PVC pieces that make up the extension tube
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- Test fitting of the extension tube, with 70-200mm telephoto zoom lens
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- Front view, with lens tube housing foam cradling the lens, preventing any part of the camera from touching the outer plastic hull
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- Extension tube fitted, with foam. Used the pick-n-plug leftovers for the tubes
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- Almost finished! Just need the front lens glass/Lexan porthole
