Chris and Jon talk about a unique balance wheel, resin-based 3D printers, and wireless earbuds. If you’re in Birmingham, UK on May 11 or 12, 2019 be sure to drop by Makers Central and say hi to Chris.

• Frodsham Double Impulse Chronometer There was a blunder last episode & the Frodsham dial was errantly referred to as enamel when it is ceramic, thankfully we were more on the ball back in Episode 14
• The Watchnerd Many thanks to The Watchnerd for graciously pointing out our Frodsham gaffe
• Soldering Iron Bluing Last episode, Jon mentioned he had experimented in the past with bluing steel using a soldering iron, turns out Nicholas Hacko, in Australia, has fabricated an interesting soldering iron accessory for bluing small screws
• Another Take on Bluing with a Soldering Iron Inspired by Nicholas Hacko’s soldering iron jig, Instagram user, 3hands_studio, from South Korea, developed the concept further with his own soldering iron jig
• Akrivia Bluing This promotional video for Akrivia shows Rexhep using a bluing tray, akin to the one Clickspring has published a video & plans for

• Winnerl Chronometer A finely finished timepiece with a unique, cupped balance wheel, crafted by Bernhard Zwinz, based on a marine chronometer by Joseph Thaddeus Winnerl
• Philippe Dufour
• Greubel Forsey
• Stefan Kudoke

• Makex M-Jewelry The 3D printer that Chris is currently using
• Peopoly Moai A new, SLA printer with heated chamber that Chris is considering upgrading to
• Jack Row A pen maker based in the United Kingdom
• Form 3L Formlabs recently announced the Form 3 & massive new Form 3L

• Powerbeats Pro New wireless earbuds from Beats built on the same technology as Apple’s Airpods, a little bulkier, but with longer battery life & some degree of passive noise cancellation
• AirPods The battery life on Chris’ Airpods ain’t what it used to be
• BeatsX A tethered set of earbuds from Beats also built on the same underlying tech as Apple’s Airpods, with longer battery life & passive noise cancellation
• Sony WCH500 Nothing to write home about, reliable Bluetooth headphones Jon uses around the house that boast a battery life long enough it’s not something you really have to think about
• S530 Bluetooth Earbud A Bluetooth earbud so inexpensive & unobtrusively small you can always have one on you & not worry for a second about losing it or putting it through the wash, Jon nearly always has one close at hand to listen to audiobooks & podcasts
• X1T Bluetooth Earbud Another relatively inexpensive earbud Jon has tried, bulkier than the S530, it’s one upside is its ability to skip forward by double clicking on the earbud
• Overcast Jon & Chris’ podcast player of choice

• Makers Central Chris will be exhibiting at Makers Central with Rich Loen on May 11 & 12^th 2019
• Rich Loen

Blued screws, blued indices, blued hands. Steel isn’t the only thing that’s blue in this episode. Chris and Jon chat about tempering steel, Baselworld 2019, and Swiss customs.

• Frodsham Chronometer Dr. Magnus Bosse goes hands-on with the Charles Frodsham Double Impulse Chronometer
• Aviano A typeface similar to the one used for the indices on Akrivia’s Tourbillon Barrette Miroir
• Rennie Mackintosh The font Chris is working with for his current dial designs

• Steel Colour Chart A visualization of the various colours that steel changes to as it is heated

• Bluing Clock Hands A demonstration of bluing clock hands, from the Clickspring channel on YouTube
• Elizabeth Tower Home to Big Ben, the first of Elizabeth Tower’s four clock faces has been revealed with a fresh coat of blue paint

• Baselworld
• AHCI Official website of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants
• HANDwerk Collection Stefan Kudoke announced a new collection of watches, with in-house Kaliber 1 movements, at Baselworld this year
• Habring² Felix Kudoke’s Kaliber 1 is based, in part, on Habring’s A11B movement that debuted in their Felix watches
• Omega Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Featuring their new caliber 3861, an 861 updated with co-axial escapement, free-sprung balance wheel, & METAS certification
• Beware: Swiss Customs Michael Stockton recounts the trouble he ran into with Swiss Customs on his way to attend Baselworld 2019
• E311 Declaration Card
• ATA Carnet

Chris and Jon discuss some of the interesting dials Chris is using for inspiration in his own watches.

• Ball Screws Chris upgraded his TAIG mill with ball screws
• TAIG Mill
• Rich Loen Chris & Rich recently gave another presentation on building your own CNC machine
• Mach 3 CNC software
• Fusion 360 The software Chris has been using to model his watch case designs
• Rhino3D The 3D modelling software Chris has used to model a number of his pen designs
• RhinoCAM A CAM plug-in for Rhino3D
• Flow along surface A technique in Rhino3D that Chris uses to wrap a design around the pens he creates
• MasterCAM
• Adobe Illustrator
• Affinity Designer
• TrueSpace Early 3D modelling software
• Eccentro guilloche désigner
• iWoz The autobiography of Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple
• Banksy £10 Note Faux £10 note from the “Banksy of England”
• Roger Smith Great Britain Watch

• iPhone 4 Guilloche A custom, guilloché back that Chris created several years ago for the iPhone 4
• Design Canada A documentary that details, in part, how the current Canadian flag came to be 🇨🇦
• Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art An M.C. Escher inspired dial that is hand engraved, engine turned, & enameled

• Kari Voutilainen Decimal Repeater Regulator Dial

• Baselworld 2018 We chatted about a number of other dials, including Kari’s Regulator back in Episode 14
• Czapek l’Heure Bleu
• Akrivia Tourbillon Barrette Miroir

• Thomas Prescher Nemo Officer

• Nienaber Bunde Retrograde

USB C is serving up a mixed bag of terror and delight, Chris is preparing to bring his niello knowledge to the UK, and smartglasses don’t look smart on Jon.

• Thonet Chair No. 214 Last episode Jon mentioned that the chairs in Dieter Rams’ kitchen looked like Thonet No. 14 chairs, turns out they’re actually descendants of the No. 14
• Humanscale Freedom Chair The task chair Jon uses
• Herman Miller Aeron Chair Chris’ task chair of choice
• DJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal The gimbal Chris uses to shoot video
• GoPro
• Moshi USB C Charging Cable Moshi’s USB C charging cable with charging indicator
• Blackmagic eGPU
• Polymagnets A fun look at polymagnets with Destin of Smarter Every Day
• Nikola Tesla
• Cortex #72 – Adulting Complete CGP Grey relays his eGPU USB C cable woes
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• The Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Materials Congress Chris has been invited to present on niello at the Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Materials Congress in the UK
• Eddie Bell
• Santa Fe Symposium
• Niello for the Modern Jeweler Chris’ 2018 paper on niello
• The Fuller Brooch An early piece of niello work from the collection of the British Museum
• Worshipful Company of Clockmakers’ Museum Collection Jon’s earliest recollection of niello was at the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers’ Museum, back when it was housed in the Guildhall in the City of London, where the collection had been since 1874, the collection is now housed in The Science Museum, where Chris caught it with Rich last summer
• Struthers’ Watchmaking in Pictures A photo essay published in the Guardian
• Just How Endangered Is Watchmaking? The New York Times investigates the safeguarding of watchmaking know-how, with insights from Stephen Forsey, Dr. Rebecca Struthers, et al
• James Watt The Struthers presently house their workshop in a building once owned James Watt
• The Perfectionists
• Deakin & Francis Makers of fine cufflinks, who work in the same building as the Struthers
• Yard-O-Led Makers of fine silver writing instruments, similar to what Chris creates, who also share a building with the Struthers
• Focals Smart looking smart glasses, by Canadian startup, North
• MYO Gesture Control Armband
• Intel Vault The smartglass technology that Focals are based on
• Bullet Time A behind the scenes look at how the “Bullet Time” effect was achieved in the film, The Matrix, using a series of cameras capturing footage from different angles
• Nokia 7650 A very early camera phone that was predominantly screen when closed
• iPhone Introduction In terms of product-market fit, Focals today feel a little like the Nokia 7650 compared to the original iPhone, which was released 6 years later
• Google Glass

Chris and Jon are joined by Rich Loen to discuss Gary Hustwit’s latest design documentary, Rams.

• Rams The latest design documentary by Gary Hustwit, focused on the life & work of Dieter Rams, is now out
• 10 Principles of Design Rams’ Ten Principles of Design as portrayed in the Rams documentary
• Jony Ive Chief Design Officer at Apple
• Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible by Sophie Lovell, with an introduction by Jony Ive
• Ansel Adams The photography of Ansel Adams
• Silver Hand Studios Chris’ pens
• MakeX M-Jewelry The 3D printer Chris is using for his watch case designs
• LIGA An highly precise form of additive manufacturing used in mass produced watches today
• Field Notes The limited Field Notes “Rams” edition that Rich read the 10 principles off of
• Nomos A German watch brand renowned for their Bauhaus design aesthetic
• Bauhaus
• Ulm School of Design
• Rams’ Cane We discussed Dieter Rams’ cane back in episode 24
• Thonet Chair No. 14
• Vitsœ
• IKEA
• George Nelson
• Frank Gehry
• Droog
• Tejo Remy Creator of mishap chest of drawers for Droog that Rich was drawn to
• Vitra Design Museum
• Marc Newson
• Braun SK 4 A record player designed by Hans Gugelot & Dieter Rams, nicknamed ‘Snow White’s Coffin’
• Snow White Design Language
• Keep It Simple: The Early Design Years of Apple A reflection on working alongside Steve Jobs during the early years of design at Apple, by Hartmut Esslinger
• The White Album by The Beatles
• Tesla
• BMW i3
• Pontiac Aztek
• Wiesbaden Furnicular Railway A water powered railway that Dieter Rams rode when he was a young boy
• Peterborough Lift Lock
• Rideau Canal
• Jeff Koons
• Piet Mondrian
• Andy Warhol
• Shepard Fairey
• Banksy
• Objectified Another of Gary Hustwit’s design focused documentaries that also featured Dieter Rams
• The Kronberg House A peek inside the house Rams designed for himself in Germany, completed in 1971
• Naoto Fukasawa
• Braun T 3 Radio Inspiration for the original iPod, the Braun piece Fukasawa had only ever seen in pictures prior to being filmed in Rams

• [bʁaʊn] How to pronounce “Braun”
• [nee-kawn] The official pronunciation of “Nikon” in English, as per the company’s 90th anniversary promotional spot
• A genie whispered “Rolex” Hans Wilsdorf and the legend that birthed the Rolex name

Jon’s got a movie credit, Chris is moving clutter, and Omega’s cluttering up the SIHH signal.

• Design Canada The documentary Design Canada is now out
• Off Hours Episode 20 We first talked about Design Canada back in Episode 20
• Off Hours Episode 21 Correction to some follow-up in Episode 21, at the time we said that Jon had no connection to Design Canada, a bit has changed since then & he now has a credit in the film for some post-production work (full disclosure: neither Jon or Chris are receiving any money or other tangible compensation for sales of Design Canada)
• The Original Omega In addition to re-releasing Omega caliber 321, Omega announced shortly after SIHH that they will also be re-introducing their namesake, 19 ligne pocket watch caliber this year in limited production, alongside a manually wound Omega De Ville 125th Anniversary Edition
• Omega Seamaster 300 A fresh take on the Seamaster in black ceramic and titanium
• ETA 6497
• Vitsœ 606 A universal shelving system designed by Dieter Rams
• TIG Welder
• MIG Welder
• Tungsten Electrodes Chris is going to need a few of these
• Julie Lake Instagram feed of artist, welder, & jeweler, Julie Lake
• MESA Safe A solidly constructed steel safe with a combination lock
• Digital Safe An entry-level safe with digital lock
• Analog to Digital Lock Conversion Kit
• Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
• Cricut Maker A machine Jon finds handy for automating tedious cutting tasks in a variety of flat materials
• Silhouette Cameo Another vector cutting machine, similar to the Cricut
• Knew Concepts Saw Chris cut the aperture for the moonphase display on his watch out by hand using his trusty jewellers’ saw

• Silver Hand Studios Examples of some of the pens Chris has crafted
• “Reverse Loupe” A biconcave lens for making objects appear farther away, a particularly handy aid for artists & typesetters
• Vantablack
• Black 3.0 An incredibly black paint that Chris has backed the kickstarter for
• Stuart Semple The artist & entrepreneur behind Black 3.0
• H. Moser Endeavour Perpetual Moon Vantablack H. Moser & Cie’s take on a Vantablack watch dial

Chris and Jon discuss a resurrected watch caliber, the watches of SIHH, and a secret way to displace metal.

• Omega 321 Omega announced they would be putting their chronograph caliber 321 back into production days before the start of SIHH 2019
• Omega 861 / 1861 A deconstruction of Omega caliber 1861
• Column Wheel vs. Cam An overview of column wheel versus cam operated chronographs
• Audemars Piguet CODE 11.59
• Bremont’s Trip-Tick Case
• Linde Werdelin Spidolite



• Moser Swiss alp
• Apple Watch Retrofit An Apple Watch retrofitted with a mechanical movement, crafted by Till Lotterman
• Till Lotterman Official website of Till Lotterman
• Naissance d’une Montre 2
• Oscillon Prototype
• An Interview with Michel Boulanger and Philippe Dufour
• Martin Frei & Felix Baumgartner
• Urwerk AMC A mechanical watch regulated by an atomic clock
• Urwerk EMC A mechanical watch with its own timing machine built right in
• Ferdinand Berthoud The CEO of Ferdinand Berthoud announced at SIHH 2019 that they will be underwriting Naissance d’une Montre 3
• BHI The British Horological Institute
• AHS The Antiquarian Horological Society has an extensive archive of the BHI’s Horological Journal
• Walter Lange Watchmaking Excellence Award Otto Peltola a student at the Finnish School of Watchmaking won this year’s Walter Lange Watchmaking Excellence Award



• F.P. Journe Young Talent Competition Tyler John Davies from Birmingham City University won this year’s Young Talent Competition



• Horizon Clock Crafted by 2016 F.P. Journe Young Talent Competition winner and fellow BCU alumni, Anna Rose Kirk, the Horizon Clock is now on display at the Science Museum in London
• New Kids on the Watchmaking Block Last year’s winner of the Young Talent Competition, Rémy Cools, was recently featured in the New York Times alongside Rexhep Rexhepi & others
• F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain Vertical



• Different takes on engraving a watch movement









• Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel
• Cartier Santos Squelette Noctambule One of Chris’ favourites from last year, updated with a DLC case
• Hermès Arceau L’Heure De La Lune An intriguing new take on a moonphase display
• Hermès Moonphase in Action A demonstration of how the time & displays circumnavigate the dial of the watch when using the moonphase corrector
• Vacheron Twin Beat The first ever mechanical perpetual calendar that can… hibernate?

Chris and Jon look back on 2018 and set course for the year ahead.

• Off Hours Episode 23
• The Perfectionists
• Joseph Whitworth
• British Standard Whitworth
• Hexagonal Cannon Smarter Every Day on How to Measure to a millionth of an Inch
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center Space Museum in Huntsville, Alabama, a.k.a. Space Town USA
• Veritasium on Relativity Derek Mueller takes advantage of an orbital quirk to demonstrate the theory of relativity
• A Teenager Explains Relativity
  Young Hillary Andales breaks down the theory of relativity in a competition winning video

• Off Hours Episode 10 Jon & Chris discuss their yearly themes for 2018
• Santa Fe Symposium
• Chris’ YouTube Channel Chris relaunched his YouTube channel in 2018
• Graceland Chris will be visiting Elvis Presley’s home as a part of this year’s speaker tour at the Sante Fe Symposium
• Goldsmiths Company Jewellery Materials Congress 2019
• Chris’ Hand Drawn Watch Dial
• Teca-Print
  Makers of industrial pad printing machines
• Hajime Pad Printer Hajime Asaoka demonstrating the pad printing machine he built



• Off Hours Episode 28
  No Longer Mangling Watches
• BHI Short Courses Short watch & clock making courses offered by the British Horological Institute
• Rams A documentary by Gary Hustwit that Chris & Jon were fortunate to catch an early screening of in 2018
• Cortex Myke & Grey discuss their yearly themes for 2019
• Pierson Workholding
• Lean Manufacturing A look at how Pierson employs lean manufacturing techniques in their production
• Rexhep Rexhepi An interview with the talented young watchmaker, Rexhep Rexhepi, from SJX
• Chris Ploof A specialist in producing Mokume-gane & Damascus
• Taig Lathe
• Haas
• Matsuura
• Akrivia
• Kari Voutilainen

• Apple Watch Series 4 Chris picked up a new watch over the holidays
• Link Bracelet

Jon‘s brother Josh joins us to discuss his career as a fine wood worker.

• Robb Report Ultimate Home 2016 Josh worked on a number of the interior architectural components in the house that won Robb Report’s Ultimate Home of 2016
• Star Caliber 2000 The watch that drew Jon to the craft of watchmaking after seeing a breakdown of its movement in an issue of Robb Report around the turn of the millennium
• Off Hours Episode 2 More on the Star Caliber 2000 & Jon’s backstory
• Make It Metal A metal veneer Josh has employed to brass coat wood
• Charles & Ray Eames
• Inside Passage The woodworking school Josh attended in British Columbia
• Rosewood Studio Another place to pick up some fine woodworking skills in Canada
• Robert van Norman Josh’s teacher at the Inside Passage
• George Daniels A masterful watchmaker
• Grant Chambers A friend of Jon’s who is adept at creatively steering what others might see as an unfortunate mishap into a beautifully crafted final product
• Lie Nielsen Makers of solid, maple benches for wood working
• Wood Boy Folding Saws The Dozuki is currently one of Josh’s favourite Japanese style wood saws
• Rubio Monocoat
• Osmo
• French Polish
• Tung Oil
• Card Scrape
• James Krenov
• A Cabinet Maker’s Notebook A solid introduction to the Krenovian philosophy & methodology of fine wood working
• Jasmine Album A jazz album Josh particularly enjoys, by Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden





• Vidar Malmsten Chair The chair that Josh based the design of his one-armed guitar playing chair off of
• Carl Malmsten Renowned, Swedish furniture designer & father of Vidar Malmsten

Jon and Chris follow a thread that weaves horology, magic, and movies together.

• Rexhep’s Chronomètre Contemporain
• Episode 14 Jon & Chris first discussed Rexhep Rexhepi’s Chronomètre Contemporain in Episode 14 of Off Hours
• Voutilainen Observatoire The movement of the Voutilainen Observatoire is based on the Peseux 260
• McGonigle Repeater Peter Speake-Marin deconstructs one of the McGonigle Brothers’ minute repeaters
• Christophe Claret
• The Naked Watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin deconstructs world-class timepieces
• Cartier’s Mystery Clocks An article on Quill & Pad
• Robert Houdin
• Quinting Watches Quartz powered mystery wrist watches
• Triple Mystery Clock The pinnacle of Houdin’s mystery clocks



• Tiffany Oracle A pocket watch with a mystery tourbillon



• Cartier’s Astromystérieux Cartier takes the concept of a mystery tourbillon to another level



• Vincent Calabrese Official website of independent watchmaker, Vincent Calabrese
• Bridging Art & Mechanics A book by Elizabeth Doerr that explores the history of Corum’s Golden Bridge watch, first conceived by Vincent Calabrese
• History of Corum’s Golden Bridge
• The Illusionist
• Houdin’s Orange Tree
• Houdin’s Cup & Balls Automaton
• Ricky Jay’s Automaton Act
• Vaucanson’s Digesting Duck
• Episode 29 Chris & Jon discussed Vaucanson & his work in Episode 29 of Off Hours
• Protean Deck A demonstration of Houdin’s Protean Deck
• Svengali Deck A pared down version of the Protean Deck, the Svengali is a magic deck of cards Jon has several of
• George Melies A watchmaker, magician, & film pioneer who was inspired by the work of Robert Houdin
• A Trip to the Moon A silent film by George Melies
• Hugo A modern film, based around the life & work of George Melies
• Houdini One of the most renowned magicians of all time
• Max Malini A contemporary of Houdini’s
• Dry Ice Blocks
• Cards as Weapons A book by Ricky Jay
• Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women Another book by Ricky Jay that provides some rare insight into the life of Malini
• Genii Magazine A journal for magicians & conjurers
• Deceptive Practice A documentary about Ricky Jay & his mentors
• The Prestige

Chris and Jon talk about the late Ricky Jay, sleight of hand, and graveyards full of secrets.

• Ricky Jay Obituary
• Deadwood Ricky Jay played the character, Eddie Sawyer, in the first season of HBO’s Deadwood
• Ricky Jay on IMDB
• Cards as Weapons A book by Ricky Jay
• David Blaine
• The Illusionist
• The Prestige
• Dai Vernon A Canadian born magician who mentored many younger magicians in sleight of hand work, including Ricky Jay
• Slydini
• David Copperfield
• It Might Get Loud A history of the electric guitar, with an impressive scene by Jack White of The White Stripes
• Graveyards Full of Secrets Philippe Dufour laments the loss of know-how & technique that vanishes every time a craftsperson passes away or retires without passing on their skill
• Deceptive Practice A documentary about Ricky Jay & his mentors
• Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets New Yorker article from 1993
• The Expert at the Card Table Otherwise known as Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge at the Card Table
• Tracking Cards Ricky Jay demonstrates his ability to keep a deck of cards organized in his mind while shuffling them
• Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants
• Penn & Teller
• Eric Mead
• Eric Mead Fools Penn & Teller
• Four Queens Ricky Jay performs Four Queens, three ways
• Ricky Jay Plays Poker
• Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters & Ricky Jay
• Dealt A documentary about a blind card handler

Le Grande K is out of a job. Chris has lathe problems, Jon has lens problems, and the iPad Pro still has a pro app problem.

• CanUX A conference Jon attended between the recording of last episode & this episode
• Raven Telemetry Creators of Raven Sense, a system to improve the uptime of automated machinery
• Kevin Deveey One of the key designers behind Raven Sense & a speaker at CanUX 2018
• Richard Mille RMS 05 Fountain Pen A $105,000 mechanical fountain pen
• Kari Voutilainen A great interview with independent watchmaker, Kari Voutilainen

• Peter Speake-Marin The latest project from independent watchmaker, Peter Speake-Marin
• GPHG The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
• Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain GPHG Men’s Watch Prize Winner
• Van Cleef Lady Arpels Planétarium GPHG Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize Winner
• Nomos Tangente Neomatik 41 Update GPHG Challenge Watch Prize Winner
• Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie GPHG Mechanical Exception Watch Prize Winner
• Konstantin Chaykin Clown Watch GPHG Audacity Prize Winner
• OneHourWatch Lee Yuen-Rapati, the artist behind OneHourWatch deserves an honourable mention for the Audacity Prize at GPHG 2018
• Bench Myths A paper presented by Ann Cahoon at the Santa Fe Symposium 2014
• Bench Myths Revisited A paper presented by Ann Cahoon at the Santa Fe Symposium 2018
• Cromwell Lathe Chris’ Cromwell lathe is currently down for the count
• Ward Leonard Drive System The style of drive system powering Chris’ Cromwell lathe
• NRC Labs Chris’ Cromwell was originally used by Canada’s National Research Council
• Moving Sidewalks at the World’s Fair Moving sidewalks at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1900 were also powered by a Ward Leonard Drive System
• 3 Phase Motor The new motor Chris is installing in his Cromwell
• Digital VFD The digital VFD, plus keypad, that Chris is using with his Cromwell
• VFD Remote
• Cable for VFD Remote
• “I Keep Buying Lathes” Episode 21 of Off Hours
• The Kilogram is Dead, Long Live the Kilogram The definition of a kilogram is officially changing
• The Perfectionists
• Nikon D810 The camera Chris takes his product shots with
• Nikon 60mm Macro Lens
• Nikon 105mm Lens
• Focus Stacking A technique that can be used to merge multiple macro shots into a single image that is entirely in focus
• Loupe System A high end loupe used by watchmakers & watch collectors
• Affinity Photo A powerful photo editing app that dramatically simplifies the process of focus stacking
• Chromatic Aberration
• 50mm Lens The 50mm lens Jon has (couldn’t find a link for the old macro lens that was causing the chromatic aberration)
• Macro Extension Tube Set These tubes can be used to seat a lens further from the camera housing, to turn it into a macro lens
• Lens Twist Trick How to lock a camera lens at a particular aperture
• Auto Focus Macro Extension Tube Set A set of extension tubes with electronic pass through for auto focus (what Jon should be using instead)
• Microscope The microscope Chris uses, which can also accommodate his camera to record as he works
• Inside the Studio Chris recently relaunched his YouTube channel
• Niello for the Modern Jeweler The paper Chris presented at the 2018 Santa Fe Symposium
• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K The camera Chris will be using to record his upcoming YouTube videos in 4K
• Nikon D850 Chris was considering updating his Nikon to the D850 to film in 4K
• Glif iPhone Mount A quick release tripod mount that Chris uses to hold his iPhone when recording video
• Manfrotto Variable Friction Magic Arm The camera arm Chris uses
• Manfrotto Super Clamp The mount that Chris uses in conjunction with the arm above
• DJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal A gimbal Chris picked up this year for capturing stabilized video with his phone
• Filmic Pro A video recording & editing app for iOS
• DJI ActiveTrack An overview of DJI’s ActiveTrack feature for automatically keeping a subject in the frame of a shot
• DJI Ronin Gimbal A more advanced gimbal Chris is considering
• iPhone XS Chris recently upgraded to the iPhone XS & is incredibly pleased with its HDR video recording capabilities
• iPad Pro Apple recently introduced a new form factor for the iPad Pro
• Photoshop for iPad A preview of Photoshop running on an iPad, demoed at Adobe MAX 2018
• Magnets in the iPad Pro A video showing off the magnet configuration in the new iPad Pro, from MKBHD
• Apple Smart Keyboard Folio
• Brydge iPad Keyboard