Work and Workshop

Front view of my Homemade camera blimp.

I am quite proud of myself when I fashioned the back side of the blimp.

The remote can be hung at the side to accommodate smaller hands. I prefer using the shutter remote upside-down.

Tripod/mono-pod quick release board. Two screws, super steady. However, for space issues you have to turn the platform 180 degree to mount it onto the pod head.

It is the forth time that I make a sound blimp for the camera. My crafmenship have made a bit of progress, so the DIY Sound Blimp Mark IV looks nicer, and come with more features, namely the LCD window and tripod/mono-pod quick release board.

Given that the sound proofing ability of the blimp is very well promised when you put a camera in a large ABS container in-laid with foam, I put my effort in improving the aesthetics of the product. I decorated the LCD window with a frame made with acrylic strips and textured with black leather-look masking tape; the view finder window is framed by an rubber-lined eyepiece for Canon 5D Camera. It looks way better then a Jacobson oldie blimp.

It can be nice week-end DIY project, or a cost-saving purchase. I welcome email orders. Most of the income from making blimps goes back to the research of making better blimps. I am planning to buy better rotary tools for future projects. These are the features which I would like to add:

1. Buttons for image playback and focus lock.
2. Wheels for turning the front and back wheel for the camera.
3. Utilizing eyepiece part of an Angle Finder  to eliminate the space between the view finder and the eye. Now there is a space between the eye and the view finder, one have to move the eye a bit to check the corners of the image, but generally it doesn’t hinders shooting. Extend the view finder with an eye piece should improve framing when shooting with the blimp.