Photographer Turns Battery Grip into a Computer, Gives DSLR an Extra Brain
Ireland-based photographer David Hunt recently came up with the brilliant idea of turning an old broken battery grip into a small computer that can be connected to his Canon 5D Mark II. After buying a Raspberry Pi computer for €35, he modified the battery grip and stuffed the computer inside.
“Why would anyone want to turn a grip into a small computer?” you might ask. Well, the possibilities are pretty exciting:
Hunt says that the grip could one day offer wireless tethered shooting by attaching a Wi-Fi dongle to the USB port, easy backups by attaching a USB or hard drive, remote controlled operation, a custom intervalometer, on-the-fly image conversion for previewing images on a display, and simple things like triggering the camera shutter or waking it up.
Maybe one day we’ll all be using special battery grip-style computers that offer all kinds of special features (Internet connectivity and apps, for example).
Head on over to Hunt’s blog post for a more detailed look into how he built the thing.
Camera Pi – DSLR Camera with Embedded Computer (via Make)
Image credits: Photographs by David Hunt
