My Praktica Speaker

[pinktrainers]

Some people are going to be very upset I butchered an old film SLR, but it was mechanically dead and gathering dust... So I decided to turn it into a speaker housing (sort of). Not the most elegant job I have ever done, but here are the results:

Sorry for the blurriness of the pictures, poor lighting. The speaker works perfectly but I need to make a proper M42 housing for it, really.

My website article on this project here.

 

[Carter64]

Definitely has potential, I think! Now if you could gut the body and turn the shutter-speed dial into a volume knob..........

 

[lawrie29]

I like this! You need a pair though, surely?

 

[pepper]

I've got a spare Praktica body if you want a second one, the light meter doesn't work, so would be fine to be cut up and recycled.

 

[pinktrainers]

I've got a spare Praktica body if you want a second one, the light meter doesn't work, so would be fine to be cut up and recycled.

That's very generous, if it's not getting used otherwise I'd be happy to take it off your hands to make this a pair. Drop me a PM and I can see about sending you some postage if you're serious!

 

[Astro]

That's cool ! I like it.

How about using an old lens with the innards taken out for the spreaker housing ?

 

[pinktrainers]

That's cool ! I like it.

How about using an old lens with the innards taken out for the spreaker housing ?

Cheers, that's the idea right now - I have some Zeiss casing from a lens I took apart to use reversed as a makeshift macro, but I don't have access to any welding tools at home. I'm going to see if I can get down to the panel shop where my dad works some time (...and get him to do the hard part for me).

 

[Sloper]

You have too much time on your hands

Nah, that's a nifty idea. Will you be using these speakers for the PC?

I remember when I used to lust after a Praktica MTL3!