Hackaday Links May 9th 2012

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Homecut - CNC Cutting Directory So you have a CNC machine that you use as a hobby, but would like to do some actual work on the side? Or maybe you have an idea you'd like made. Homecut is a map directory where you can maybe hook up with the right person. The Curta Mechanical Calculator As [leehart] mentioned in our comments section, the Curta mechanical calculator is a truly … [Read more...]

Guide to producing tilt-shift photography

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[Bhautik] is back again with more tilt-shift photography.  This time, hes brought us a quite in depth guide to tilt-shift photography. He covers the technical side of how tilt-shift works, showing the differences in several methods. There is a breakdown of different cameras and ease of modification as well as links to several of his past projects. He even shows comparisons between instant … [Read more...]

Making a tilt-shift lens

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[Bhautik] is on version 2 of his tilt-shift lens, and wrote in to share what he has learned. Some aspects of the design on version 1 made it a bit quirky to use. You had to hold the lens in place, manually adjusting the focus. This meant that no two shots were the same. Since [Bhautik] wanted to do time lapse with it, he needed to re design it. He kept it simple and cheap, around $22 total. … [Read more...]