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have hermit crabs and a MakerBot and want to contribute to this crowd-
sourced science project, you're invited to participate in the project! Read
Your MakerBot-Enabled Closeup
Photographers are some of the most avid MakerBotters. Being into photog-
raphy almost assures that you're a gear hound and collect equipment to give
yourself more options in the studio or in the field. From replacement lens
caps to smartphone holders to tripod mounts, your MakerBot can replicate
almost any accessory you, or a photographer you care about, desires.
In addition, a MakerBot can help you solve many common camera related
problems. If you need to mount your camera to something else, you can rep-
licate a connector plate. If you lost or broke a small (possibly expensive)
plastic part, MakerBot a new one. If you need a hard to find part or you have
a problem for which there is no current commercial solution, put on your
inventor's hat and create the photographic tools of your imagination.
What may stand as the most famous example of a MakerBot-enabled inven-
tion is the POPA (formerly known as Red Pop), a holder and camera-like but-
ton for the iPhone:
http://everythingbeep.com/products/popa
. One of the
earliest versions of this device was prototyped on a MakerBot before it went
into full production. However, a MakerBot isn't just for creating prototypes.
It can actually be used for small scale custom manufacturing. Brendan
Dawes, one of the folks behind the POPA has a blog where he documents all
of the things that he replicates on his MakerBot:
http://everythingimakewith
Figure 2-9.
POPA
