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‘cameras’

Rock the Process: DIY Camera Rig Design. So DIY, Even More Awesome

06 May, 2010 by Josh Mings in RESOURCES
3D Human CAD Models

The design process is something we absolutely CRAVE here at SolidSmack. You can throw up pretty pictures all day, but going behind the scenes and getting an idea of the work and thought that goes into a design… simply wonderful.

This is a perfect example. Jonathan Bergqvist wanted to have a shoulder mount for his Canon 7D. Fortunately for him, his pops is a skilled woodworker that can turn a raw stick of birch into a thing of beauty. From start to finish, here’s the process of Jonathan’s dad, Erik, creating the body, handles and focus mechanism for his son’s camera. How cool is that?

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Skyros Aerial Camera Designed in SolidWorks Reigns Down Photos of Your Skull Cap

02 Oct, 2008 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

skyros aerial camera designed in SolidWorksIt’s got a 5 inch rotor, multiple lenses and a healthy appetite for taking photos from high above your eye for composition.

You detach it from it’s base and launch it up to 160 ft (50m) into the vast blue yonder. The rotor and sensors take over and it does a somersault in the air, taking pictures as it returns back to you. It’s the tiniest, cutest personal aerial camera and the concept was created in SolidWorks.

Siddharth Kambe & Dipti Hanako Kambe developed the idea to make aerial photograhpy easy for everyone. Siddharth attended the Pratt Institute and Denmark Design School. The concept is an exploratory look into capturing those special moments from a different perspective… just don’t get wrapped up in that moment and have the camera come flying back at you with rotors blazin’.

More images of the design specifics after the break.

skyros aerial camera detail rendering
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