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This 3D-Printed 35mm Movie Camera Is an Absolute Marvel of DIY Design and Engineering
There are many reasons even big-budget movie and TV productions have switched to using digital cameras — the most obvious being that shooting on film is expensive. It’s why amateur filmmakers rarely opt for the 35mm cameras that dominated Hollywood for years, but Yuta Ikeya found a way to make them more affordable by designing and…
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This Is Why You Should Be More Careful With Your Drone
Before crashes could be simulated in a computer, aircraft builders would shoot chickens at planes to determine the damage from a mid-air bird strike. This rig, built at Aalborg University in Denmark, sort of does the same thing, but instead tests the damage a drone could inflict on a human.
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Contour Roam3 Hands-On: Shaky First Steps Back
The last time we saw an action camera come out of Contour, it was for the Contour+2. Image quality was pretty good, but the mounts were way too fragile. And, under the shadow of GoPro’s colossal market-share, Contour shuttered its doors. But now it’s back! And its first product back is… a slight improvement on…