There are many 940 nm illuminator LED boards on Amazon for security cameras. Maybe building a light tight box with gloves to handle film with one of these boards and a security camera would work? Use a monitor outside the box, of course...
Testing would certainly be advised!
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I just got a Jakks pacific eyeclops 2.0 off of ebay for about $30. It worked after a fashion.
First off you'll need to find a way to tightly secure it to the back of your head. I think it was intended to use as a binocular. Second, once it's strapped to your head you'll have to seal it up to get rid of any light. Light leaks all over the place. I did the best I can and it seemed to have worked. I used it to punch holes in film to make some 126 film.
Probably not that practical, I’m using a large rotocutter, and the roll itself is huge.
Promising, looks cheap enough… how can I tell where the light leaks are, though? I’m going to be wearing them in my head after all…
Probably not that practical, I’m using a large rotocutter, and the roll itself is huge.
Promising, looks cheap enough… how can I tell where the light leaks are, though? I’m going to be wearing them in my head after all…
I had a silly, but maybe workable idea.
Make a hood of light tight material around the mask and poke a snorkel through the fabric to breathe!
That would be a sight to see!
I've used Jakks Spynet goggles for several years. One has built in illumination, one set of leds is pure IR, the other is near IR, I taped over the NIR leds.
They look like binoculars, I strap them to my head, no light leaks. Not stereo, so zero depth perception, narrow field. Can be focused.
Got a photo of your setup how you strapped it to your head? I'm still struggling with it. I don't have a very large head so that might be where it's not getting a good seal on my face.
Maybe the components of the toy could be removed and placed in a better fitting shell?
I have one laying around here somewhere I found at a thrift store; maybe I will disassemble it and give that a try. As it stands, it's very ungainly and I put it to one side after testing it.
I tried bungee cords, I settled on enormous twist tie like things used like bungees. I have a pretty good sized behemoth head too.
I used a camera strap, large rubber bands and 120 spools to ratchet the whole thing onto my face. Might just get a head lamp and take the straps off of that.
This is gold Jerry! Gold!
How do you keep the light from leaking out the back around your face? And where can I find such wonderful bungee straps? Specifically in that color?
I was also thinking of sticking a strip of developed and exposed film over the inside screens to cut back on light. I don't need such a bright screen.
Clearly this should be on Photrio's front page!
Looking for a way to see in the darkroom, as cutting sheets is a bit more difficult than expected in complete darkness. If anyone has any recommendations, or has some goggles/monocular they aren’t using, let me know.
Budget is ideally $50, but can’t be more than $100.
Thanks.
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Extremely narrow field of vision, refresh rate is so slow things get swirling if you move your head fast. I don't try to walk, everything in 2D. Try lighting candles on a cake with one eye closed.
Extremely narrow field of vision, refresh rate is so slow things get swirling if you move your head fast. I don't try to walk, everything in 2D. Try lighting candles on a cake with one eye closed.
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