A computer-controlled shutter for Polaroid packfilm cameras

May 19, 2011 By 10 Comments
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[Georg] wanted to modify his old Polaroid land camera so he could have control over the exposure time. The resulting project is a neat hack, if we say so ourselves. The stock electronics in Polaroid 100-series Packfilm cameras were a simple analog computer that integrates current through a light-sensitive resistor. This is a simple, low tech way to make sure the exposure time is correct. The … [Read more...]

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StereoData Maker

July 7, 2008 By 4 Comments

So you got CHDK working on your camera, and the histograms, raw image files, variable shutter speeds and other added functions are amazing, but stereo imaging is what you really want. If you have two or more CHDK-ready cameras, it's cheap and easy to run StereoData Maker, a system that synchronizes the shutter and flash of multiple cameras. The first step in getting SDM to work is installing the … [Read more...]

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