Talk about intricate craft! These steampunk goggles from Mike Brown are made with absolute precision, featuring leather bolted directly to the titanium eyepieces. 48 bolts are used to hold each lens in place. You can adjust the aperture in each eye to give you enhanced vision. Oh, and they’ll last for “500 years plus.” Quite possibly the finest work of steampunk eyewear to ever grace this planet.
Ever since playing Portal, I’ve always wanted my own Aperture Science portal gun. When the feds are chasing me, there is no getaway cleaner than teleportation. Instructables member Chiok feels the same way and hopes to get into the props and special effects industry by creating this replica of the famous portal gun found in Valve’s puzzle game, Portal.
Using some wood filler and a mess of plastic, foam, paint and chicken wire, Chiok created a near exact replica of the gun. If only it shot portals, then my wildest dreams would come true.
You might not have noticed because of its massive girth, but the Sigma 200-500mm lens actually has a camera connected to its huge mass. And it just goes to show you how incredibly huge this APO F2.8 lens really is. The EX DG is the first lens that offers a fast F2.8 aperture at a lens size of 500mm while maintaining the fast speed even when zoomed. The lens also comes equipped with an LCD panel to preview your focal points and shooting distance.
A standard accessory of the EX DG is an APO Tele Converter 2x EX DG II, which is supplied with the massive Sigma lens and offers even more reach than the already massive 500mm. This thing is so huge it needs its own handle. — Andrew Dobrow
