Re: [photo-3d] Do it yourself Macro Realist

["Rick Adams" <3drick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi
Outstanding job
I have been wanting a macro for years but, alas, cannot afford one.
If you have any more details on how to build one like yours (I have the
screwdrivers, etc.) - please email me with more directions at:
3drick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - I would love to build one.
Thanx so much
Sincerely,
Rick Adams
3drick
----- Original Message -----
From: ers <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 3:08 PM
Subject: [photo-3d] Do it yourself Macro Realist


> After seeing the announcements of the new Burder repro of the Realist
> Macrostereo camera, I knew I wanted one. Unfortunately on a retirement
income,
> I didn't have $3k to spend. I'm definitely not in Burder's league when it
> comes to camera construction-- his cameras are works of art-- nor in the
> league of people like De Wijs, who is probably the best builder of stereo
gear
> in the world. So a few friends gave me some tips, reviewed the math for
> aperture and lens placement, and supplied camera parts out of their junk
> drawers. My tools are comprised of a cheapo Chinese drill press, a Dremel
> tool, hand files, screwdrivers, and the usual odds and ends plus basic
> measuring tools. The camera in the photo is the result. A wire framing box
> will be attached later-- I don't much like the prong system for
composing-- I
> need to find just the right coat hanger to bend... It was built in about a
> week on the kitchen table, much to my wife's dismay. The body is a
Realist--
> the model with the double exposure release-- and the lenses are from a
Nimslo.
> It uses a Prontor type shutter from a Polaroid copy stand, many will work
if
> the center opening is big enough. If it's a shutter with aperture
adjustment,
> just superglue the aperture at full open. The front plate was made from a
> piece of scrap 1/8 inch aluminum that cost a dollar at the local sheet
metal
> shop. The camera back was opened up with a metal file and a septum added.
(the
> little sprocket gear needed one side shaved off a little). I made a few
> blunders, but overall, the construction is pretty simple. Construction
time,
> not counting my errors, is about 25 hours. This Hackro Macro cost about
$40,
> plus a little help from my friends. I'm pulling together a photo
compilation
> of the construction that I'll forward to Sam's camera hacker site in the
next
> month or so. Also, the photo that was taken with the camera is a Lara
Crofts
> (from the game "Tomb Raders") 6" tall action figure, photographed from a
> distance of 5.5 inches, and with the flash angled from the left(cross eyed
> stereo viewing). Note that this image is much lower than the razor sharp
> original-- I scanned a slide at 1000 dpi and further reduced the image
quality
> for Internet use. It was just field tested yesterday-- all the film
advance
> was perfectly even.
>
> I think you could make this rig with any junk stereo camera with a good
> advance mechanism and a lot of room inside-- the camera I used had no
lenses
> or shutters, but you throw all that away in any case, as well as the
shutter
> trip mechanism.
>
> http://www.members.home.net/elliotts12/macclass.jpg
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> http://www.members.home.net/elliotts12/lara.jpg
>
> Elliott
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