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f295 Pinhole Forum user Marv has instructions for and photos of how to build a cheap UV light source for alt process photo printing. Sweet!

Marv writes, "How I did it was as simply, and cheaply, as possible. I used recycled wood and only had to buy the black light lamps. This is a beta version and I made it to be easily modified. I figured I would experiment with distances to the bulbs, number of bulbs etc. and simple was better K.I.S.S. if you know what I mean…"

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The title pretty much says it all: instructions for building your own light tent for product photography out of a cardboard box. Check it out at instructables.

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Check out Tom Persinger’s excellent instructions, with step-by-step photos, for making your own ground glass on the f295 DIY Photography Forum.

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Tom Persinger’s f295, home of the excellent International Pinhole Photography Discussion Forum, have added the DIY (Do It Yourself) Photography Discussion Forum, "dedicated to the exploration and discussion of self-made photographic equipment and materials".

The quality of conversation, experimentation, knowledge, and helpfulness on the pinhole forum is exceptionally high, and I expect this to be no different. Camera builders, lens hackers, homemade kit traders, come check it out!

(Note that this about a day old, so it may take some time to get up to speed.)

Ring flashes are circular flash units that mount around the lens and produce flat, even lighting. They’re generally used for macro photography and were popular for fashion photography in the 90s. As they’re quite expensive, these two articles on how to make your own are quite handy. Both have solid step-by-step instructions.

First is a how-to from DigiHack about making an adaptor rig for an existing flash unit. Cheap and easy.

Then there’s one from Robots Kick Ass on how to make a ring flash from scratch using LEDs.

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In compliance with the upcoming Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, Polaroid have published disassembly instructions with exploded diagrams for most of their current camera range. Roid hackers rejoice!

Check out the instructions here at Polaroid.

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