Hi Guys
Progress on Fred and Phils Awesome Steampunk Holy Grail Timelapse Machine MK2
. Im thinking of a more epic name for it, thattl do for now
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The camera (5D mk2) mount for the dialmoving/button pushing servo motor prototype was 3d printed in just 2 parts. Its still a bit rough, it will be much better on the final version.
This video shows the "reset" function, where the camera is set from an unknown state to 1600 ISO and 1.4f AP before an imaging run.
It uses LDRs to measure ambient light to allow full automatic 50 ISO 22f to 1600 ISO 1.4f and exposure times from milliseconds to 15 seconds (all in bulb mode). As far as I know, its still the only device in the (known) universe to allow automatic light metered imaging over this exposure range
, full daylight to full dark unattended flicker free imaging. Its NOT a cheap and nasty time based "ramper" as many other TL solutions are, it has an external light meter and adjusts only entirely to light conditions.
Some features in Mk2 are syncing with a mount controller such as dynamic perception dollys, and Wireless remote (100m) with OLED display.
It also has a built in camera power supply and settable dew heater, the only connection required is 12 power and mount sync, no more wiring nightmare
. Control is via wireless remote.
Several filter functions are included to allow flicker free operation. It is also programable if required (or totally manual), but now has a fully auto mode. Switch on and forget, for days of day/night transitions if needed with automatic real time clock based filter changes, no setting up whatsoever.
MK1 worked well for a while, but was destroyed by too many upgrades (eg..Phil.. I want it FASTER
) and just became too hard to maintain. The servo motor control was also unreliable. Mk2 has a proper Maestro Servo Controller.
The system is controlled by several PICAXE micro processor chips.
