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UPDATE
The forum will be moving to a new domain in the near future (canonrumorsforum.com). I have turned off "read-only", but I will only leave the two forum nodes you see active for the time being. I don't know at this time how quickly the change will happen, but that will move at a good pace I am sure. ------------------------------------------------------------
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Hi,
This is my first post on CR. I have been a viewer on this site for some time and have read tons of posts on the forums. I am in my first year of being a pro photographer and recently put my education on hold to pursue something I am extremely passionate about (please don't try to lecture me as making $30,000 a year vs $100,000 doesn't matter to me as long as I love what I do).
Anyways, I have been in school for 4 years for Computer Engineering. I am currently working on a motorized time lapse rail system and I would love to have input from the community as to what to provide. My main goal in this whole process is to make it as cheap as possible, while still making a profit obviously, so that way anyone can buy it. I'm sick of seeing these rigs that offer little options but somehow get people to pay $600+ for them; it's not right and we shouldn't be forced to spend that kind of money on something so basic.
Right now I have the rail system almost done and am working on the programming aspect of everything. What features would you like it to include?
Here is what I have down so far:
I plan to use this information to determine the time needed between each shot. The rig will stop while the shutter is open and then once it closes it will move a few cm or inches down the rail based on the timing you selected.
I would love to have your input as to what additional options I could provide in the menu of my circuit board that will be the "brains" of the rig.
Thank you for your help and I can't wait to make a great product that I hope you all will enjoy.
This is my first post on CR. I have been a viewer on this site for some time and have read tons of posts on the forums. I am in my first year of being a pro photographer and recently put my education on hold to pursue something I am extremely passionate about (please don't try to lecture me as making $30,000 a year vs $100,000 doesn't matter to me as long as I love what I do).
Anyways, I have been in school for 4 years for Computer Engineering. I am currently working on a motorized time lapse rail system and I would love to have input from the community as to what to provide. My main goal in this whole process is to make it as cheap as possible, while still making a profit obviously, so that way anyone can buy it. I'm sick of seeing these rigs that offer little options but somehow get people to pay $600+ for them; it's not right and we shouldn't be forced to spend that kind of money on something so basic.
Right now I have the rail system almost done and am working on the programming aspect of everything. What features would you like it to include?
Here is what I have down so far:
- Set exposure time/shutter speed
- Set length of time lapse (30mins, 1hour, etc)
I plan to use this information to determine the time needed between each shot. The rig will stop while the shutter is open and then once it closes it will move a few cm or inches down the rail based on the timing you selected.
I would love to have your input as to what additional options I could provide in the menu of my circuit board that will be the "brains" of the rig.
Thank you for your help and I can't wait to make a great product that I hope you all will enjoy.