It blinks!!!!
Jan 15, 2018
In the arduino world a program is called a sketch. The equivalent to a “Hello World” program is Blink.
Blink is a very...
the "jig"
Jan 6, 2018
As part of my on going investigation on the SX70 I wanted to photograph the shutter operation: I wanted to know how log...
The road ahead: 2018
Jan 4, 2018
It is time to come to conclusions and make propositions for the year ahead. In a nutshell is has been both disappointing and...
Flash
Dec 4, 2017
I have finally found the time to implement and test in the Arduino the flash operation for the opensx70.
I have a PCB design!
Nov 25, 2017I have made a PCB design decent enough to send it for manufacture. Usually the PCBs are 1.6mm, and optionally 0.8mm, but I feel I need a bit...
Schematic finalized
Nov 10, 2017I am getting quite confident with EagleCAD and have “finalized” the schematic. I has been amazing learning to use the program. I have also been testing the light...
The Ugly Dongle Prototype
Oct 23, 2017I have managed to have a working prototype of the UPCD (ugly prototype control dongle). It connects to the camera via the flash socket yet the flash is...
Success
May 26, 2017Success!!! I have loaded a pack of SX70 film since I feel the shutter is pretty slow. First picture only got a very small portion on the bottom...
