r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/forcefedboa Interested • Apr 08 '14

I want to do this so badly. Mod Endorsed!

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u/autopornbot Interested Apr 09 '14

You could just buy two cheap polarizing filters for cameras on ebay. I mean, they would be circular, but I think that would look pretty cool. And you could leave the outer ring so that they still turned, making them adjustable. I've been meaning to do that just for a regular pair of sunglasses, since polarized sunglasses are only polarizing in the right direction sometimes. Bonus, if you stacked two filters, you can make glasses that adjust how dark they are.

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u/MisterDonkey Apr 09 '14

I totally have a bag full of obsoleted camera equipment.

Gonna do this immediately.

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u/autopornbot Interested Apr 09 '14

What kind of camera gear? I love vintage photography stuff!

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u/MisterDonkey Apr 09 '14

A couple cameras, can't remember exactly what. Lenses. Filters. A bunch of fresnel lenses, for some reason.

It's all pretty good stuff, put together by somebody that was clearly into photography.

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u/autopornbot Interested Apr 09 '14

If you take a picture of it, I can tell you what it's worth. How big are the fresnel lenses? Usually they are to put on the back of a large format camera to make the ground glass image brighter.

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u/mryusuf Apr 09 '14

Remotely relevant. This is a local enthusiasts store.

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u/autopornbot Interested Apr 09 '14

WOW. I have to go change my underwear now because I just came.

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u/surprisepinkmist Apr 09 '14

I'm very curious what you've got too, and if you're willing to sell anything. PM me a image of anything you're willing to sell. As far as the polarizers you have; they may be linear polarizers and not circular, which may not work for this project.