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Alternate title: <\/strong>Finally, a practical use for a smartwatch!<\/em><\/p>\n

Last fall, in preparation for a wedding fair for my wedding photography business in Helsinki<\/a>, I wanted to create\u00a0something out-of-the-ordinary that would\u00a0attract attention to my booth. A friend of mine suggested a type of vintage camera that visitors could look through. Vintage camera with a mini slideshow inside? Sounds like a plan!<\/p>\n

Step 1: Acquire Camera and\u00a0Screen<\/h3>\n

Now that I had an idea, I just had to figure out how to make it happen. The first step was to find a usable camera. I wanted something\u00a0with a big enough viewfinder so that visitors didn’t have to put their eye right up to it. I found a\u00a0Kodak\u00a0Duaflex II twin lens reflex (TLR) camera locally for 25\u20ac, and it was perfect.<\/p>\n

Once I had the camera, I had to figure out how to get a screen inside it. At first, I contemplated a thumbnail LCD screen–but screens like this would require some additional wiring for\u00a0an HDMI port and then a separate computer\u00a0 to run the slideshow. But I realized a smartwatch was the perfect fit for the Duaflex’s 1.63″ viewfinder.<\/p>\n

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After a quick search, I found a used Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch that would do nicely. It came with a charging dock that would fit in the camera. And I picked it up for a measly\u00a035\u20ac.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Disassembly<\/h3>\n

Next, I had to figure out how to fit the watch into the camera. The wonderful thing about old cameras is that they can be fully disassembled within minutes using\u00a0a single screwdriver.<\/p>\n

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Three minutes later:
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After test fitting the Samsung Gear, I ditched some of the interior pieces while trimming others. I also needed to drill two holes in the camera’s body: one for the tripod and one for the micro USB cable that would be powering the watch.<\/p>\n

The partially reassembled camera, with trimmed pieces and drilled hole for the USB cable.<\/p><\/div>\n

The smartwatch in its place. It was a\u00a0nice, tight fit for the Gear 2 with the charging dock.<\/p><\/div>\n

The USB charging cable coming out of the camera (the hole has been insulated with Sugru<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

The partially reassemble camera, still waiting on the viewfinder mirror and hood.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another view of the partially reassembled camera.<\/p><\/div>\n

Step 3: The Finished Product<\/h3>\n
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The view through the viewfinder<\/p><\/div>\n

I installed the viewfinder glass, mirror, and hood, and then\u00a0loaded the smartwatch with a handful of tiny pictures (320 x 320 pixels) and set it on a tripod to test it out. Here’s how it looked:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.aarokeipi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/output_6dxugo.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

Mission accomplished! At the bridal show,\u00a0I ended up setting the camera up in the middle of my rustic-themed booth with a sign that said “Come closer and look in the viewfinder” (in Finnish, since the bridal show was in Helsinki).<\/p>\n

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It was a hit! People came up to check it out out of curiosity and stuck around to look at the other pictures and chat about wedding photography. Now that that mission has been\u00a0accomplished, I can focus on my next project: figuring out how to do the same thing, but replacing the watch with\u00a0a mini projector. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[30,23,24,28,25,26,27,29],"class_list":["post-817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","tag-bridal-show","tag-diy","tag-do-it-yourself","tag-kodak","tag-project","tag-tlr","tag-twin-lens-reflex","tag-wedding-fair"],"yoast_head":"\nDIY Project: My Vintage Camera Slideshow Creation - Helsinki Portrait and Advertising Photographer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aarokeipi.com\/en\/my-vintage-camera-slideshow-creation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DIY Project: My Vintage Camera Slideshow Creation - 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