COMPLETE Camera case tilted by +10°

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  1. Alex9779

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    I was not very happy with the camera angel and with the LEDs the camera looked straight into the left ones.
    Also the camera had too much of the head so I decided to change the angel.
    15° (stock):
    CAMERA CASE 15°.PNG
    25°:
    CAMERA CASE 25°.PNG

    And here two images of the cam:
    15° (stock):
    CAMERA_CASE_25.jpg
    25°:
    Download.jpg
     

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  2. Rob Heinzonly

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    @Alex9779 : Thanks ! This indeed looks better.
     
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    That's because I just moved some faces...
     
  6. fpex

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    I am actually going to use this

    [​IMG]
     
  7. JohnEsc

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    I'd love to try this to see how it would improve the camera position. Would you mind sharing the file...
     
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    Are we allowed to share or post our mods by e3d? I hope so ....
     
  9. JohnEsc

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    Yes, especially now that the files have been released. There are a few upgrade/revised files already on Thingiverse.com from @Alex9779 and @Spoon Unit
     
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    @fpex

    Tried to post this yesterday!

    Of course they have to allow it. The files/designs on Thingiverse are shared with Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0).

    Read about the license here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

    We can do just about whatever we want with the part designs as long as we release in the same license and give credit.
     
  11. fpex

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    I will share than all my mods, but I first want to make sure they are print nicely also :)
     
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  12. fpex

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    This will be my final design, easy to print and effective.

    [​IMG]
     
  13. JohnEsc

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    Would love to see the difference in the before and after PiCam images once you've got it working!
     
  14. fpex

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    It just rotates and tilt. Would be great to have a motorised version :)
     
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  15. fpex

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    It works, now I can focus on finishing the printer and some other changes! :)

    [​IMG]
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  16. Miasmictruth

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    How well does that handle print vibrations and maintaining position?
     
  17. fpex

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    I will see once my printer is finished. In the worst case I will fix it with one or two M2.5 screws.
     
  18. fpex

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    Since my true ballhead was too sensitive to vibration, I have changed the design taking advantage by the fact my printer is down till the new driver arrives. I remove one degree of freedom but it is much more stable now.

    UPDATE: this design works wonders.

    [​IMG]
     
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  19. TimV

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    Alex's solution with a wide angle lens added:
    A bit more tweaking with the focus and ...
    [​IMG]
     
  20. TimV

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    Or is this better?
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