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https:\/\/youtu.be\/_UyZRfJp17A<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s always been a dream of mine to put my vintage camera lenses to work again, so when the Raspberry Pi Foundation put out a camera system<\/a> that supported C- and CS-mount lenses, I knew I had to get one and turn it into a custom digital camera. There was only one thing standing in the way: my total and complete lack of coding knowledge.<\/p>\n My plan was to put the new Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera<\/a> inside the body of a toy 35mm camera I had, giving me a way to use my vintage lenses without having to pay for processing film.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Raspberry Pi is a super tiny computer that is highly programmable. People have used these to program everything from smart mirrors<\/a>, to portable arcades<\/a>, to COVID-19 case counters<\/a>, and even super smart, super techie greenhouses<\/a>. They are tiny boxes that — if you know how to code — can do pretty much anything.<\/p>\n For my build, I used the $50 HQ Camera Mod, a Raspberry Pi 4 computer, a USB-C portable 10,000mAh charger, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, jumper wires, a mini push button switch, the body of a Ninoka NK-700 35mm camera, and two vintage C-mount lenses.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The plan was simple: plug in the HQ camera board to the Raspberry Pi, program the system to take photos using a button, and then place all of the components into the gutted body of a toy, 35mm camera I found in my basement. Carrying out the plan was, well, not as straightforward.<\/p>\n The official Raspberry Pi Camera guide is free online<\/a> and filled with code for programing different functions like stop-motion photography or setting up a security camera. But I quickly realized that, for an amateur like myself, copying and pasting code into a terminal was a game of chance, and one in which I had very little luck. Most code returned error messages, and on the off chance the code yielded the results I wanted, I had absolutely no idea how or, more importantly, why it worked.<\/p>\n After phoning many friends and reading the HQ Camera’s user manual<\/a> upward of 50 times, I was able to program my camera to take photos using a button, which allowed me to assemble the camera’s hardware and ultimately get me out in the world taking photos. I added an external battery pack to power the system and a 3.5-inch touchscreen for previewing and operating my camera’s software.<\/p>\n But even that didn’t go to plan. Tune into the video for more setbacks and my rapid decline in self confidence.<\/p>\n Outside of the hellscape that is coding as a complete beginner while also creating a nine-minute video alone during a pandemic, Raspberry Pi’s HQ Camera mod is extremely capable for its size and the $50 it costs. There are endless possibilities with these tiny computers, but for now, I’m happier seeing what everyone on Reddit comes up with rather than trying to create something of my own.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Becca Farsace <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/iagu9awNU6nhs4Uez7OGKN2gOWA=\/0x0:2040x1360\/1200x0\/filters:focal(0x0:2040x1360):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/20060489\/bfarsace_200624_4078_0001.0.jpg\")
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