I can see myself 3D printing my own cameras in the future

[Boid]

"About a year ago I was awarded a generous amount of money from the Arkwright scholarship fund with which I decided to take a good old film camera and ‘digitize it’ using components taken out of the smallest digital camera I could find with a reasonably sized sensor, the Sony NEX-5. "

https://frankencamera.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/the-making-of-frankencamera/

 

[ReD]

Yeah I read through this morning - ingenious & full marks for doing it
Hell of a thing to learn how to do.
but on the other hand it all seems a bit of wasted effort
I have the same S3 camera - almost identical in size to the FujiX10 which I think is more ergonomic for digital

I would have been tempted to try & mount the S3 lens on the Sony or another camera with greater rewards that way I think

there was a guy last year looking to kickstart SLR digital conversion kits limitations being the sensor size

 

[ReD]

http://petapixel.com/2013/08/16/convert-your-old-film-slr-into-a-digital-camera-with-the-digipod/

 

[john m flores]

It's the journey, not the destination.

 

[ReD]

Thats kind of what I said John - but its only a personal journey

 

[john m flores]

Thats kind of what I said John - but its only a personal journey

I got caught up with the "bit of a wasted effort" part.

 

[Boid]

Yeah I read through this morning - ingenious & full marks for doing it
Hell of a thing to learn how to do.
but on the other hand it all seems a bit of wasted effort
I have the same S3 camera - almost identical in size to the FujiX10 which I think is more ergonomic for digital

I would have been tempted to try & mount the S3 lens on the Sony or another camera with greater rewards that way I think

there was a guy last year looking to kickstart SLR digital conversion kits limitations being the sensor size

But think of all the fun to be had in the process.

I'd actually like to see Sony sell just the camera guts someday. So that people would be able to 3D print their own bodies that best suit their handling etc. Maybe even interchangable mounts, don't like the E-mount, well screw on on a Fuji mount instead. Don't like the LCD display, change it. Something like the Tesla Model S flat battery chasis on which one can build any car one wants. "The internet of things" is coming. And I am quite excited about it.

 

[BillN]

wish I'd got your energy …… I like those pretty Nikon gold boxes

 

[Ripleysbaby]

10 out of 10 John.
Best looking retro digital I've seen.

 

[ReD]

Couldn't agree more & quite likely that 3D print kits could be the future

 

[BillN]

Couldn't agree more & quite likely that 3D print kits could be the future

I never like "self service" meals - I always stay well clear, or send my wife to get mine

 

[john m flores]

I never like "self service" meals - I always stay well clear, or send my wife to get mine

I feel the same way about salad bars. If the salad is bad then it's my own damn fault.