Ok, so I was bored and had to do something. I decided to make something that I had been thinking about for a while.
One of the things that is poorly thought out on the DSI camera is the filter slide, when the slide in not used, there is a gapping hole on each side.
Well, there is a new nose available for about $40, but I thought, why spend that much? So I had been designing a plug to take the place of the slide when it is not in use.
I made two of them in a few minutes with a table saw, scrap wood and a Forstner drill bit.
I cut the block ends at an angle to match the angle of the slide body. Then I drilled a 1 1/8" hole in the center and painted it all flat black. Then I covered one side, the side that faces the chip, with side sticking black felt.
It fits right into place with no light leakage.
Here is a picture of the plug. The flash does not show it as nice as it looks though.
When installed it looks like a part of the camera and it cost $0 to make.
One of the things that is poorly thought out on the DSI camera is the filter slide, when the slide in not used, there is a gapping hole on each side.
Well, there is a new nose available for about $40, but I thought, why spend that much? So I had been designing a plug to take the place of the slide when it is not in use.
I made two of them in a few minutes with a table saw, scrap wood and a Forstner drill bit.
I cut the block ends at an angle to match the angle of the slide body. Then I drilled a 1 1/8" hole in the center and painted it all flat black. Then I covered one side, the side that faces the chip, with side sticking black felt.
It fits right into place with no light leakage.
Here is a picture of the plug. The flash does not show it as nice as it looks though.
When installed it looks like a part of the camera and it cost $0 to make.
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[SIZE="Large"][/SIZE][COLOR="Blue"][/COLOR] Floyd Blue
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