Markus Keinath's Photohomepage - Camera And Lens DIY, Repair, Modification

Linklist for photographers who dare to repair an modify their cmaera equipment.
Not every problem or idea is listed here - but most probaly you get some ideas what is possibly your way to get your result.

You are doing all at your (and your camera's) own risk! Please be very carefully with flash capacitors - the could harm your life! Ask an expert for high voltage!

The "en" or "de" or other mark behind the link description shows the language of the linked site:
en = English, de = German, fr = French, it = Italian

Basics / General

Manual Focus Lenses :: View Forum - Equipment Care and Repairs - en
Fungus on camera lenses, my site - de
Care and Repair forum - DigicamClub - de
Tinker-forum on Traumflieger.de - de
Cameramakers Group, Raju - en
Optical Coatings, Lester Wareham - en
Anti-Alias Filter and Sharpening, Lester Wareham - en
A second life for lenses, Roger Cicala - en
Fungi in Photographic Lens, Toomas Tamm - en
Fungus, Gordon Ian Stalker - en
Fungus removal, Zeiss - de
Front element scratches - Lens Rentals.com - en
My own site: How to modify DSLR ans compact cameras for IR photography - de
Raine rHoenle: Testing the decentring of lenses - de
Rainer Hoenle: IR cut and longpass filter - de
Michael Feuerbacher: Infinity focus calibration - en
Udi Tirosh: www.diyphotography.net: Great ressource on DIY - en
Large german forum with plenty DIY projects: DSLR -Forum - de
Repairing Light Seals, R.L. Herron - en
"Mushrooms" (Fungus) in a lens, Reijo Lauro - en
Removing Lens Fungus, R.L. Herron - en
Cleaning instructions - for microscopes, but some tips are useable for photography, by Zeiss - de
"Repair" of a Takumar Lens affected by Yellowing ;-) Brian Aylings - en
Sensor cleaning with discofilm, Rainer Hönle - de
Sensor Cleaning Tutorial, PBase - en
Life in Your Camera - fungus, Toomas Tamm - en
Cleaning Cameras, Philip Greenspun - en
Fotocummunity.de repair tips - de
Google Search, has also the photographic newsgroups - de, en
Camera-Fix-Mailingliste, Links - en
Kyphoto: Henry Taber: Don´t throw old cameras and stuff away, harvest the parts! - en
How to remove the top cover of the camera - a good starting point, Kar Yan Mak - en
John Titterington: Common problems of some SLR cameras - en
How to replace the deteriorating foam on your camera, Glenn E. Stewart - en
The classic camera repair forum - en
Image Sensor Cleaning Tips and Techniques - en
Typical defects, Franz-Manfred Schüngel - en
Franz-Manfred Schüngel:Camera and lens repair basics - de
What are some common camera problems and how easy are they to fix, R. Lee Hawkins - en
Camera Repair is a Spiritual Exercise ;-) Daniel R. Mitchel - en
Matt Denton's Classic Cameras: Repair Tips - en
Favorite Classics: Resetting cameras - en
Matt Denton: Replacing Light Seals - en
My own tips and tricks on camera repair - de

Canon

Agfa

Agfa / Ansoc folding camera - unjamming the frozen focus ring, Roland Givan - en
Bellow making for Agfa Isolette, Roland Givan - en
Agfa Karat 6.3, Roland Givan - en
Pablo Martinez Diaz: AGFA Clack - en
zeitsynchronephotographie.de: Doubled camera for an artists work - de
Roland Givan: Agfa Optima - en
Roland Givan: Agfa Isolette II / III (typ1 and type 2) top plate disassembly - en
Roland Givan / Juan Trinidad: Isolette III rangefinder adjustment - en
Agfa Karat, how to repair a gummed shutter, Dirk Neumann - de
Roland Givan: Isolette III rangefinder service - en
Roland Givan / Juan Trinidad: Agfa Apotar lems dismantling - en
Roland Givan: Agfa / Ansco folding cameras - repair of frozen focus ring ( dried lubrications) - en
Roland Givan / Juan Trinidad:Focus ring adjustment - en
Roland Givan: Agfa Karat 6.3 - en
Ansco frozen rangefinder and folder focus fixes, plus bellows fix, by Mark Langer - en
Agfa Super Silette overhaul, Michael Feuerbacher - en

Kodak

Leica

Leica Repair Club - en
How to build a Holga M-mount Lens for a Epson D-R1 digital, instructables.com - en
Cleaning Leica M3 / M4P finder (?) Alex Radu - ?
Kim Coxon: Leica M-series service - en
Kim Coxon: Leica IIIf - en
Kim Coxon: Leica M2 service - en
Michael Feuerbacher: Leicameter MR4 disassembly and window cleaning - en
Leica Repair Club: Adjusting the slow governer of Screw Mount Leicas - en
Leica Repair Club: How to adjust the shutter unit of Leica 3f - en
Leica Repair Club: Adjusting the image of the rangefinder of Leica M3 - en
Andrew Nemeth: Red or black Lieca replacement -
Andrew Nemeth: M leather body-cover repairs and replacements - en
Andrew Nemeth: DIY shutter release adjustment - en
Andrew Nemeth: Repair of holes in the shutter curtain on Leica rangefinder cameras - en
Open the Leica III (prewar) rangefinder, Rick Oleson - en
Leica IIIC and IIIf, Rick Oleson - en
Kim Coxon: Screw-mount Leica serviging: Cleaning, lubrication, adjusting curtain bounce & shutter speeds & shutter curtain tension, removing the top cover, the selftimer,.. - en
DIY rangefinder adjustment for Leica rangefinders, Andrew Nemeth - en
Removal of dust in Leica MP and M7 eyepieces, Andrew Nemeth - en
M3/2 rapid load & rewind crank modifications, Andrew Nemeth - en
Rick Oleson: Screw mount Leica Shutter function - en
Modifying the Leica Super Angulon f3.4, Jesse Newcomb - en
Selective Metering with Leica's Spot - en
Leica IIIb LTM lightmeter hack, Huw Finney -
Leica IIIb LTM lightmeter hack, Huw Finney -
Leicaclub.net: Leica M2/ M3 / M4 servicing: Disassembly, shutter adjustment, shutter slit adjustment, .. - en
Leica II, FED 1 and Zorki 1 disassembly, Rick Oleson - en
Leicaclub.net: Leica M2 servicemanual: Calibration, collimating viewing unit, shutter curtain assembly, synchronizing unit, reassembly, tools, lubrication & gluing points, exposiere meter, explodes views - en
Leica Repair Club - en
Leica Repair Club: Cleaning of the finder of Leica 3f - en
Leica Repair Club: Adjusting the image of the rangefinder of Leica 3f - en
How to maintain & restore M Vulcanite body covers, Andrew Nemeth - en
Leica Colorplan (older models) Lens arrangement sketch - de

Olympus

Minolta

Contax / Yashica

Yashica D, Mat, Mat LM, 44 LM repair manual, Mike Butkus - en
Cleaning a Zeiss-Opton or Carl Zeiss f/1.5 and f/2.0 Sonnar lens, Mike Elek - en
Contax Rangefinder: Making Your Own Film Spool, by Mike Elek - en
C/Y Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135mm f/2.8 MM conversion to M42 to fit Sony, Pentax and Nikon cameras, Arkku - en
Servicing Yashica Range-finder Cameras inkl. Pad of Dead, Joe Marcel Wolff - en
Pablo Martinez Diaz: Yashica Lynx 5000 - en
Contax IIa Shutter and CLA (Cleaning, Lubrication & Adjustment) Rick Oleson - en
Contax II und III, Rick Oleson - en
Contax IIa shutter, Rick Oleson - Contax IIa Verschluss, Rick Oleson
Contax / Pentacon, Rick Oleson - en
Joe Marcel Wolff: Lynx 1000 / 5000 / 14 / IC - Silicon cell exposure meter adjustment, freeing stuck batteries, cleaning the finder assembly, release a stuck frame counter.. - en
Joe Marcel Wolff:Yashica Electro 35 - electrical contacs cleaning, reassembly, viewfinder cleaning, adjusting the infinity setting oft the rangefinder, reüplacing the "pad of death", replacing old foam light seals.. - en
My Yashhica FX-3 repair - de
My own Yashica FX-De Qaurtz repair - that was my first SLR camera by the way - de
Favorite Classics: Service Manuals: Argus Compur 00X Verschluß, Canon Model 7, Canonet QL17 G-III, Cine Canonet 8, Demi, Demi EF 28, Fujica AX-1, Minolta SRT 101, Nikon FE, FM, Olympus OM-1, OM-4, Pen FT, XA, Petri 7s, Rolleiflex TLR, Topcon Super D, Yashica D TLR SUPER!!! - en
Minox C,Minox B, Minolta P, Ps, QT, Yashica Atoron Electro, Steky III repair instructions, Subclub - en
Franz-Manfred Schüngel: Adding a depth of field preview on a Yashica FX-3 - de, en
Yashica Minister III, Stuart Willis - en
Joe Marcel Wolf: The Yashica Electro 35 & Classic Rangefinder Tech Support Guide - en
David Richert : Yashica Mat - en
How to adapt Yashica / Contax lenses on M42 for macro photography - my own work - de
Yashica : J-3, J-5, J-7, TL Electro-X, TL-E, TL-Electro,Electro-AX,YashicaMat 124G by Alan R. Corey - en
Michael Feuerbacher: Yashica Lynx 14 E: Light metering problems - en
Michael Feuerbacher: Images of the lens-barrel innards and the shutter of a Yashica Electro 35 -
Michael Feuerbacher: Pad replacement in a Yashica Electro 35 - en
Take Upo Spool for old Contax cameras, Henry Fisher - en
Daniel R. Mitchel: Yashica Lynx 5000 - en
Rick Oleson: Contax IIa shutter - en
Rick Oleson: Contax III - en
Matt Denton: Inside the Yashica Electro 35 - en
Henry Taber: Yashica Lynx 5000 - en
Yashica FX-Winder adaption on Contax 159 MM, my work - de
New leather on a Yashica FX-D Quartz - de
Contax 159 MM disassembly, my own work - de

Nikon

Pentax

Canon FL 85 / 1.8 to Pentax P/K mount adapted, 440roadrunner / Manual Focus Forum - en
Pentax SMCA 50 mm / 1.7, Justin - en
Pentax K2 repair manual, Mike Butkus - en
Pentax focussing screen out of an old ground glass with prism for manuel fosussing, zwurgel1, DSLR-Forum -
Pentax 30 LCD Display, Chip-Tip / Youtube -
Pentax Optio M50, M60 Display, Chip-Tip / Youtube -
Pentax Optio A10, A20, A36, A40 Display, Chip-Tip / Youtube -
Pentax Z10 LCD Display, Chip-Tip / Youtube -
Fixing Asahi Super-Takumar 135mm/3.5 from wobbling lenshood, RetroCamera - en
Update of an old K-Mount with electric contacts, Bastelfredi.de - de
Repair (stucked iris) of a Pentax M 35mm f2.0, Christopher Steinfeldt - de
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated 35/3.5 repair, David Image - en
How to strip down a Pentax 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar lens to clean the fungus out, Chris Sherlock - en
Asahi Super-Takumar 200mm f4 repair, David Image - en
Lens mount conversion Carl Zeiss (CZ) 50mm / 1.7 to Pentax (P/K) mount - Manual Focus Forum / xtricy - en
theatre of noise: Ricoh Lenses On Pentax Cameras -- The Ricoh Pin Fix -
Service manual for Pentax K 1000, CLASSIC CAMERA WORKSHOP - en
Pentax istDS intervalltimer /intervalometer without battery - DSLR-Forum - stefx - de
Some repairmanuals / parts catalogs: Ashia Pentax at eserviceinfo.com - en
Pentax K 1000 service manual, eserviceinfo.com - en
Pentax Spotmatic series meter modification , Gordon Ian Stalker - en
Pentax Super Takumar 50 mm F 1.4 disassembly ans cleaning, Gordon Ian Stalker - en
Pentax K1000 calibration, Gordon Ian Stalker - en
Pentax ME-super disassembly, Gordon Ian Stalker - en
Pentax MX disassembly, Gordon Ian Stalker - en
Pentax vertical shutters care and manienance, Gordon Ian Stalker - en
Leitax: Adapter to use Leica R-mount lenses on Pentax K-Mount cameras - en
mvb123 / DPReview: Pentax DS eye piece enewal - en
Kim Coxon: Pentax Takumar 35 mm / 4.0 service, re-lubeing, probably also for Ashiaflex and pre-set Takumars - en
Digitalfotonetz.de: Pentax Optio power pack - de
Digitalfotonetz.de: Optio 330 / 340 on a binocular - de
Ogul Özcelik - Digitalfotonetz.de: Pentax Optio 330 / 430 (RS) with a Nokia mobile phone 8210 accu -dangerous I think - de
Berndardo - Digitalfotonetz.de Nodal point adapter for Optio cameras - de
Wolfgang Paul - Digitalfotonetz.de: Carrying strap for the Pentax IR-remote control E / F - de
Heiko Hamann - Digitalfotonetz.de: Astrophotographie with Pentax Optio 330 GS - M42 adapter -
Turisme - Digitalfotonetz.de: Macro with Optio S - de
Digitalfotonetz.de: Optio S / S4 camera can out of a box of Ricola - de
MacTiBook - Digitalfotonetz.de: Remote control inside the Pentax leather cover - de
Digitalfotonetz.de: Pentax DSLR *istD with Joystick - de
Michael Recker - Digitalfotonetz.de: Pentax *istD / *istDS, partly *istDL / K100D ground glass optimizing - de
Ray Allen: How to Cure Yellowing in Takumar 50mm f1.4 lenses - with UV radiation - en
Rick Oleson: Pentax Spotmatic, K1000, KM - removing top and front covers - en
Alex Radu: Pentax LX sticky mirror and MLU (mirror look up) repair - en
Manualfocus.org: Takumar S-M-C 200mm F4 repair - en
Turtlesarehere.com: Underwater Camera Housing for the Pentax 750Z - en
Turtlesarehere.com Underwater housing for Pentax A20 - en
Kim Coxon: Pentax Takumar 35 mm f4 serviging - en
Pentax Service Manuals: S3, SV. Spotmatic, Spotmatic F Meter, P30, Super A, Auto 110, FA 31/1.8 AL ED Limited, FA77/1.8 Limited, FA* 200/2.8 ED[IF], A50/1.7, Flash AF280T, Winder ME II, ME-S, ME, MX, K2, Super Program, K1000, National Spotmatic, Super Program , Kim Coxon - en
Stuart Willis: Pentax Super Takumar ƒ3.5 135mm - en
Pentax MX, ME,ME Super, K2, Spotmatic, Pentax Super Program, National K 1000, National Spotmatic servicemanuals by Mark Roberts - en
Thomas Reinfelder: Cable remote control Pentax *IstD / *IstDs / *IstDL - de
Henry Taber: Pentax ME Super - lock up repair - en
Brian Ayling: How to treat a Takumar Lens affected by yellowing. There are alternatives here in the list - en
Chris Sherelock: How to strip down a pentax 50mm f/1.4 Super Takumar lens to clean the fungus out. - en

Polaroid

Mamyia Press front and Polaroid back, Monsieur Be / flickr - en
Rewiring of a Polaroid 103, Roland Givan - en
Chieh Cheng: Polaroid Photomax Fun 320 serial cable pin-out - en
Chieh Cheng: Re-use Polaroid instant PopShots camera - en
Bigcamera/ Bob Hutchinson: Polaroid Mods - en
My own Polarois back for a Plaubel Peco Juniro largeformat camera - de
SX 70 Hackers Guide by Georg Holderied - en
Stephan Wagner: Polaroid SX-70 sonar modified with other flashes - de
Stephan Wagner: Polaroid Fast Charger Model 363 repair - de
Georg Holderied: How use type 600-film in a SX-70 camera -
Georg Holdenried: How to disassemble a SX-70 Camera - en
R.Givan: Use Polaroid i-Zone for tests of other cameras - en
Roland Givan: Polaroid 103 rewiring - en
Stephan Wagener: Polaroid 636 flash on a SX-70 - de
Daniel Weatherford: Hacking a Polaroid Sun 660 camera - en
Stephen Gandy: Mamiya TLR with Polaroid back - en

Other Camera Brands

Camera And Lens DIY - 135 And Medium Format

Tilt-lenses, Neil Cowley - en
Tilt lens Plungercam 2 out of plumbing material, Bhautik Joshi - en
DIY tilt shift 6x7 camera out of a Polaroid CU-5 and a Mamyia Press 23, monsieur be / Flickr - en
Tilt lens homemade out of Canon FD lenses, works on EOS EF-S, mine - en
Linescan camera out of an old handscanner, Ivo Richter - de
Alternative zu einer käuflichen Fokus-Schnecke: Fokussiereinheit eines Vivitar Macro Objektives, Pete Ganzel - en
Meteor 17-69mm f1.9 cine lens convertet to M42 mount, Bob Dodds - en
Camera 2.0 - Frankencamera Open Source cameraplatfrom project, Mark Levoy - en
ARM9 SBC for image acquisition and processing, Flavio Ribeiro - en
Good Tiltlens Sigtagon 28/2,8 with the optics of a Sigma 24 mm /2.8 a part of mechanics of a Pentagon 29/2.8 - DSLR-Forum / bastler3 - de
stockholmviews.com: 6x17 panorama camera - en
stockholmviews.com: Scannercamera out of a Canon Lide 25 flatbed scanner - en
François du Toit: 50 mm / 0.75 X-Ray lens used as a astro camera - with no shutter -
Hannu Mallat: Using an 50 mm / 0.75 (!) X-ray lens on a DSLR - en
H omemade Tilt / Shift lenses out of a Wirgin bellows camera,.., Marcus Kazmierczak -

Other

Mamiya 645 AFD and FD Canon 85 1.2 - Dim.ka FM Forums - en
How to cut a Cokin Filter to fit into a screw-in filter, arkady - en
Old lightseal excange, mbreu / Nikon Fotografie-Forum - de
The Sigma/ Minolta to Canon EOS, 600mm mirror project, 440roadrunner / Manual Focus Forum - en
IR-remote out of a remote controll of a helicopter, RaduP - en
Building Your Own Swab/Swipe/Wand, cleaningdigitalcameras.com - en
How to metalize glass, Lerch.no-ip.com - en
How to metalize a glass surface, prism, mirror , Heiner Otterstedt - de
Camera trigger, high spoeed flashes and wireless TTL flash controllers for flying insect photography - a DIY genius, fotoopa / flickr - en
Flexible DIY light-operated camera trigger with Stamp µC, costs ~ $ 150, Mark Harris - en
A simple home-made light-operated camera trigger, costs about $5, Mark Harris - en
CamTrig - A home-made light-operated camera trigger, material costs ~ 30 $, Mark Harris - en
remote release with solenoid, beertjesfotosite - nl
Fine tuning offocus ring with tape as a screen, Roland Givan - en
Fixing light leaks in the bellowa, Roland Givan - en
Armored Camera Strap, photo-worX.de - de
LCD display scratches removal, digitalkamera.de - de
Printable cardboard lens hoods, lenshoodsco.co.uk - en
Depth of field calculation discs, Tom! Striewisch - de
Copystand for "filmscan", Bastelfredi.de -
Norta 66 repair manual, Mike Butkus - en
Canon ES-S 18-55 as a wiede angle converter, Thomas Berndt - de
Armored camera strap, Thomas Berndt - de
Make your own neoprene camera lens poach out of an neoprene diving suit, Stockholmviews - en
DIY lenscoat style camera lens protection, Stockholmviews - en
Selenium meter repair - here for a Zeiss Ikon Contessa, Mike Elek - en
The Domke Gripper - how to make the straps more secure, Mike Elek - en
Lens format adaption - use 24y36 mm fisheye on a crop camera - my work - de
Sealing of optics, PDF, Canadian Army - en
Ifrared control DIY - Traumflieger / Herbert Waldhecker - de
Building Camera Triggers link to pdf - en
R. Durso's 180 Gallon Reef Tank - en
Image presentation, fototiller - en
AF assist light for different SLR cameras - DSLR-Forum - de
How to build a filter adapter for compact cameras, Maurice Delaney - en
Lenscoat DIY sewing with Velcro strips, Markus Zindl - de
Time Lapse Intervalometer for SLRs with 555 timer IC, instructables - en
"Scanning" slides with a slide projector and a DSLR - DSLR-Forum / ophrys1 - de
Andreas Rörig: Modification of a Rubinar 300 mm 1:4.5 - de
Michael Mushardt: "Relax" / "Destress" Rubinar and Maksutov MTO11 CA - what is the right optical expression? - de
diyphotography.net: Bokeh creating - en
Jim Newberry: How to make a sound blimp for your camera out of a Pilican case, with Tele-lens for nature photography -
Newyorkpanorama.com - Joergen: Long-exposure night HDR photography with arduino (aka bulb mode bracketing) - en
Michael J Dixon: Build a blimp for camera sound reduction for weddings, wildlife - en
David Buzzard: Camera blimp out of a Peli case - en
Jens Roesner: Repair of corrupt SmartMedia Cards - en
wikiHow: How to Make a Mat Board Cutter - en
wikiHow: How to Make a 120 Camera Use 620 Film - en
wikiHow: How to Make a 620 Camera Use 120 Film - en
Ritz Dakota PV2 disposable camera - Extracting data from the sensor - en
Ritz Dakota PV2 - Forum: What - en
Hans Robert Schaefer: Electronic viewfinder for SLR cameras - de
Creating a makeshift film scanner -
Creating a makeshift film scanner -
My own DIY work - de

Shutters

Tools And Machinery For Camera Repair And Other Camera Equipment For DIY

Lens collimating, Mike Elek - en
LensAlign - a tester setup for front / backfocussing - de
New shutter speed tester measuers both curtains and very short shutter times, Alex Radu - en
Better focus tester for AF - Traumflieger.de / Metamix - de
Shuttertester ? by Alex Radu - it(?)
DIY repair tools, Gordon Ian Stalker - en

Studio And Other Accesories

Home Made L bracket, Lotto / photography-on-the-net - en
photoduino a flash and camera syncronizing box, Arduino µC based, kalanda - sp
Build yourself a portable fill-in reflector out of an emergency blanket, Mark Harris - en
Reflector DIY, digitalkamera.de - de
Lightning trigger, Klaus Bagschik - en
DIY table studio setup, Guido Studer - de
Eckla Beach Rolly optimizing for photography, Markus Zindl - de
Camera strap, Dr. Andreas Habash - de
Different kinds of camera straps, Traumflieger.de - de
Intervallometer von Steffen Barth - de
Radiocontrolled release, Steffen Barth - de
Building a seamless background for the studio, Langhaarzottl.com - de
diyphotography.net: Lightstand as backrop mount - en
Dirk Vorbusch: Flexible flash arms building - de
Bourbon Baby / flickr: DIY collapsable lightbox - en
Instructables.com: Photobooth with USB controlled camera - en
Doc-DIY.net: Simple Sound trigger for cameras and flashes - en
Doc-DIY.net: Smart -Trigger for SLR cameras, AVR microcontroller based, Intervall, Sound, Bulb, Flash trigger, Lightning trigger ! - en
Sven Schwoebel - Studio model seating - de
DIY copystand, Johannes Leckebusch - de

Manufactures And Traders Of Photo DIY Material, Tools,..

Sensor-Film: Next generation sensor cleaning, Rainer Hönle - en
TomTech - supplier of Canon spare parts - de
Modifies Contax N-Mount lenses to Canon EF with autofiocus and iris operation! conorus - en
DIY underwatercamera housing video, instructions for sale, CRM Underwater Designs - en
Minolta Rokkor 58mm to EOS conversion kit - Jim Buchanan - en
Adapterset to converse Canon FD to Four Thirds cameras - en
Manfrotto 055 / 055 Pro B modification set for deep working position, stativfreak.de - de
Honeycombs usable for lightformer, Saxon Computers - en
Michael Bass Designs: Sells different modifications - en
San Diego Camera Solution offers a lot of spare parts: Shutters, battery doors, -
Canon EOS Shutter Release Switch, San Diego Camera Solution -
Leitax: The sell adapters to modify Leica lenses to Nikon cameras - en

Darkroom

Respooling 120 film onto 620 spools for use in older cameras, Glenn E. Stewart -
Aftermarket JOBO CPE2 Motor Speed Controller, Tech-DIY.com - en
How NOT to fix a photomultipler power supply, tech-diy.com - en

Tripod

The Slik tripod improvement project, 440roadrunner / Manual Focus Forum - en
PDF that shows how to build a flash tripod out of a poor camera tripod, martin-s.biz - de
Bike-Handelbar foam rubber as a tripod leg grip , Stativfreak - de
DIY Pan/Tilt system, KreAture / My Autopano Pro forum - en
Manfrotto ( Bogen)190XPROB tripod Modification for deep working - Toddi 1973 at DFORUM - de
RRS-tuning the Manfrotto 234 tripod head screws - DSLR-Forum / tobbi Klein - de
Kite areial photography rig, Scott Haefner - en
Manfrotto 393 Upgrade - for more sturdiness and with a tarn cape and a umbrella holder , Markus Zindl - de
Small wooden Tripod with ballhead (out of a table tennis ball) DIY, DSLR-Forum / reischa - de
Aluminium macro focusing rack, makro-forum.de - de
Macro focusing rack, makro-forum.de - de
Tripod Head for large tele lenses-Traumflieger.de/GMil - de
Motorized macro focusing rack for focus stacking, Metamix on Trauflieger.de - de
www.stockholmviews.com: Upgrading a Manfrotto / Bogen 719B / 724B / 728 tripod head - en
toolex.blogspot: Tilt-camera-head with wireless controler - sp
instructables.com: Small tripod -
DIY-Photograpy.net - udijw: L-bracket - en
Bjørn Rørslett: L-Bracket - en
Damien Douxchamps: Kirk NC-300 Modification -
wikiHow: How to Take Apart a Bogen 3047 Tripod Head - en
TeamDroid.com: CamPole for taking photos frum some meters up - en

Flash and other illumination

How to discharge flash capacitors and other flas repair & troubleshooting, Samuel M. Goldwasser - en
Vivitar 2000, BF Outdoors - en
Flash Capacitor Safety, camerarepair.blogspot.com - en
How to make an inexpensive light tent / box , Darren Rowse - en
Online Lighting Diagram Creator - en
Cactus V2s mod to eliminate banding problem of Canon EOS 5D, blog.TheArtOfTheMoment.net -
Cactus PT-04 caused banding in DSLR cameras reduction modification / OliverDavidPatrick Strobist.com - en
LED ringlight, Thomas Berndt - de
Ring flash out of 8 normal camera flashes, nikon-user/ DSLR-Forum - de
Flash isolater to make old flashes work with new cameras without destruction of camera electronics due to high voltage on x-sync contact, Rob Cruickshank - en
Manuel flash power regulation for a Metz 45 CT1 for Strobist work, Graf Zahl / DSLR-Forum.de - de
Sigma EF-500 DG Super flash PC-sync port modification, by Arkku - en
1.5 Volt battery strobo with a Kodak Max Disposable Camera, Le Magicien - en
Snoot Projector with a camera lens, Keith Loh - en
127x127 cm Collapsible Soft Box, Flickr -nickwheeleroz - en
Ringlight with round fluorescent bulb - KWERFELDEIN / Sebastian Kemmer - de
Quick clamp for a flash, Aka Korhonen - en
Cactus V2s transmitter antenna mod for longer working distances (tested with ~ 70 m), Aka Korhonen - en
Ringflash out of a bowl, Aka Korhonen - en
Modifying a microphone stand into a flash & umbrella stand, Aka Korhonen - en
Normal black umbrella modified into a flash diffuser, Aki Korhonen - en
DIY multi flash sync box for 4 flashes, Aki Korhonen - en
Building a simple Ring Light with 10 incandescent bulbs , noestudios.com -
Sturdy DIY Umbrella/Flash Bracket out of aluminium rods, Aki Korhonen - en
DIY fluorescent ringlight on Flickr / momono - en
DIY Ring Flash adapter for a normal flash, Jedrek on Strobist.com - en
Safe Sync, Device that limits the high synchonisation voltage of older flashes to make them usable on modern cameras - PentaxForums.com / SOldBear - en
Grid Snoot for flash, Domis Fotoblog - de
makezine.com: Twelve strobe camera rig - for high mobile shadow free lightoutput with short flash duration - en
diyphotography.ne: The Strobist Corner - Extending Your TTL Flash Cord with Cat5 cable - en
Cyrill Harnischmacher: Flashgrip for a small softbox - de
Jason W / flickr: Cheap Flash Slave / On-Camera Flash Diffuser with example pictures - en
hobbyphoto-forum.de: Auxillary soft box for flash - de
udijw - diyphotography.net: TTL flash cord - en
fring.we.bs: Ring flash extension - works with the pop up flash and cheap fiber optic - en
diyphotography.net: Huge flash bouncer -
eyeonbirmingham - Ringflash -
Jan-Erik Skata: Slave flash trigger with counting logic - because of preflashes - en
LED ring flash with contiuns and flash light, Peter Danninger - de
Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Electronic Flash Units and Strobe Lights -

Stereo / 3D

wikiHow: How to Make a Stereoscope - en
wikiHow: How to Make a Camera Attachment to Take 3D Anaglyph Photos - en

Pinhole Cameras

Pinhole with Hasselblad film magazin, Monsieur Be / flickr - en
Stenotype / Pinhole 24x24 mm images, Monsieur Be / flickr - en
teamdroid.com: 120 film panorama pinhole camera - en
Marcus Kazmierczak: 4x5 inch Pinhole camera with Polaroid 545 back - en
wikiHow: Pintoid camera - a very small pinhole camera - en
Marcus Kazmierczak: Pinhole camera out of a cheap compact camera - en
Photoplane: Pinhole-Photoplane - en
Haiku Gerry / Flickr: Pinholecamera ouit of a pumkin - en
Bricolage: Pinhole blender camera DIY instructions - en
How to make the pinhole hole - with electricity, J. Reincke - de

Kiev And Other Russian Cameras And Lenses

Kiev 88 / Kiev 88 TTL Parts PDF Datei, Cameramanuals.org -
Lubitel focus alingment, Roland Givan - en
Single lens soft focus lens out of a Helios 44 58 mm 1:2, Boris Liberman - en
DIY Tilt & Shift lens out of an Industar-58-Y 75 mm / 3.5 enlarger lens, Aka Korhonen - en
Homemade russian cameras - USSRPhoto.com - ed
Fisheye MC Zenitar-N 16mm f/2.8 Lens infinity correction, cpicture.net - en
Destinis Child / flickr: Holga upgrade with a 110 mm Portrait-lens with cromatic and spheric abberation - en
Matt Denton: Industar 26 and 61 relubing - en
Matt Denton:Kiev 60 and Volna-3 80 mm: Flash-Synch, focus ring, fim transport - en
Laika - Rangefinder Forum: FED2 service and cleaning -
Kim Coxon: Jupiter 8 service - en
Kim Coxon: Jupiter 9 service - en
Kim Coxon: Orion 15 service - en
Kim Coxon: Industar 61 L/D service - en
Brian Sweeney: Servicing Jupiter 3 Lenses - en
Jesse Newcomb: Repair & Overhaul, Widelux Model FV - en
FED 1 and Zorki 1 disassembly, Rick Oleson - en
How to repair a russian MTO-1000 Maksutov mirror lens, Robert Schaefer - de
Kalimar lenses adapter on Pentacon Six and Kiev6, Rick Oleson -

Panorama Cameras

Nodalpunktadapter containin Manfrotto& Novoflex components and a IKEA Kvartal , Sebastian Trandafir - de
Nodal point adapter for panorama stitching, Thomas Berndt - de
DIY Pan/Tilt system, KreAture / My Autopano Pro forum - en
Nodal Point adapter for panorama photography, Guido Studer - de
camera measures for nodal point adapters, Joseph S. Wisniewski - en
Measuerd technical data of some lenses: Entrance and exit pupil, front and back nodal points, Joseph S. Wisniewski - en
L- and panorama-bracket for D2H, Aki Korhonen - en
Obsession 617 a panorama 120 film camera like the Linhof - Razzlok - en
Cheap diy panorama head, stockholmviews.com - en
The proper pivot point for multi image panoramas - the entrance pupil, not a nodal point - , Douglas A. Kerr - en
worth1000.com: Nodalpoint adapter, to get rid of the parallax error - en
Golgo73.com: 35 mm panorama pinhole cam - en
Chris Patton: Making Foam Core 4x5 inch Pinhole Camera - en
wikiHow.com: Pivot-Point-panoramic head out of wood - en
Klaus Framke: Panoramaadapter (Nodal) build out of a drawer rail - de

Largeformat Cameras

Some DIY camerawork by Noah Schwartz: Polaroid 110 with interchangable lenses, Polaroid / Yashica 120 with Graflok back, Sinarcam reccesed lensboard - en
Different large format cameras customized - Razzlok - en
Thin 4x5 inch filholder, Razzlok - en
Ground glas frame maging, Jon Grepstad - en
Tachihara enlarger, 6x9 film holder and grond glass + viewfinder adaptors, Claudio Bottari - en
Claudio Bottari: 4*5 inch aerial press camera - en
Kalart range finder adjustment, Graflex.org - en
Roland Givan: 4*5´´camera hommmade - en
How to fix light leaks in bellows, Roland Givan - en
Claudio Bonavolta: 8*10 inch Bender - en
Doug Bardell´s 6*9 cm field camera - en
Göran Ellqvist: Large format camera building - en
Jon Grepstads FAQ on view camera construction - en
My own largeformat DIY work: Polaroid adapter, focussing screen saving shield, fucussing screen, adapter for 6x9 fil magazine, wide angle bellows - de
6*9 Field Camera, Doug Bardell -
Light leaks at large format cameras, Quang-TuanLuong - en
Folding a bellows, Doug Bardell - en
Construire soi-même une petite chambre monorail 6x6. -

Markus Keinath's Photohomepage - Photographic camera DIY repair and modification

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