Overview: A Hacker News discussion explored a maker's custom camera project, born from dissatisfaction with existing options. It delved into technical challenges, personalized design, and the state of the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system, sparking talks on 3D printing & ergonomics. #DIYCamera 1/5

Anybody else see music notes? Shot on a Pi with Takumar 1:3.5/28 lens
#monochromecamera #diycamera #raspberrypi

Lomomod No1 camera assembled.

And I do have a couple of spools of 120 film to start off.

#EastCoastKin
#photography
#film
#diycamera
#liquidlens
#120film

My idea of how to spend new years eve. Building a camera.

#EastCoastKin
#newyears
#diycamera
#camera
#photography

A close up of lichen on a branch in macro photography showing the scales of growth

Parasite lichen
Lies grey on the years;
Lily buries herself
When winter appears.

Bright rose burns away,
Leaving lichen alone—
Fellow of frost,
Suckling of stone.

I am for lily,
I am for rose—
Delicate beauty
Trembles and goes.
-Mary eliza fullerton 1942
#diycamera #macro #poetry

Color photo of a Mamiya Universal Press camera with a custom film back for shooting Instax Wide film. A 150mm lens is mounted, there is a hand grip on the camera's right, and a light meter on top of the film back.

Color photo of a Mamiya Universal Press camera with a custom film back for shooting Instax Wide film. A 150mm lens is mounted, there is a hand grip on the camera's right, and a light meter on top of the film back.

Color photo of a Mamiya Universal Press camera with a custom film back for shooting Instax Wide film. A 150mm lens is mounted, there is a hand grip on the camera's right, and a light meter on top of the film back.

Color photo of a Mamiya Universal Press camera with a custom film back for shooting Instax Wide film. A 150mm lens is mounted, there is a hand grip on the camera's right, and a light meter on top of the film back.

Meet my first Instax Wide conversion, #LomoPressTall. Pairing a Lomograflok to a Mamiya Press camera was *far* harder than I expected. But it works (with limitations), and I rather enjoy shooting this high aspect ratio film vertically.

#CrownAndFlint #DIYCamera #3DPrinting

Another before and after editing using my afghan camera build.

#EastCoastKin
#CameraObscurea
#DOF
#DOC
#DIYCamera
#Photography
#LargeFormat

Another DIY build, a digital version of an Afghan camera. It "works" but the images were not what I wanted. It is also in a redo stage / holding pattern.

#EastCoastKin #AfghanCamera #CameraObscurea #DOF #DOC #DIYCamera #Photography #LargeFormat

This setup needs a lot of space to be used properly. Something I don't have in my house. Need to cleanup and use my workshop instead. But also want to make it a tad more portable.

#EastCoastKin
#CameraObscurea
#DOF
#DOC
#DIYCamera
#Photography
#LargeFormat

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DOC camera projection before edits

Before and After photo taken in my Camera Obscurea setup. It is currently disassembled.. Need to work on a better configuration design.

4.5/300 lens projecting onto a 16x16" board.

#EastCoastKin
#CameraObscurea
#DOF
#DOC
#DIYCamera
#Photography
#StillLife
#LargeFormat

My jollyhook pinhole instant camera. Was an interesting build, especially with kitty trying to steal parts.

#camera
#pinhole
#photography
#diycamera

I've been getting back to photography over the xmas break.

Here's a 6x17 of fog over Woodhead. I took a chance to shoot into the sun and I think it paid off! Velvia's Open 6x17 is an amazing camera design, easy to print, light, and just as capable as any other 6x17 camera.

#diycamera #6x17

We had a couple of days of fog here in Glossop, so I took my MRF2 out with the 65mm lens and shot some HP5 at 800. Interestingly the LiDAR sensor is pretty useless in dense fog, but I guess that makes sense!

#diycamera #3dprintedcamera #identidemdesignmrf2 #filmphotography

Self portrait in the mirror of my dark room, peeking over the back of the camera.

Metadata, Philadelphia, 2024

Identidem MRF, Mamiya 100 3.5, 1/15@3.5, Catlabs X 320 (@200).

First shot with film in the MRF, estimating distance by doubling the distance reading to the mirror! Huzzah!

😅😄

#BelieveInFilm #DIYCamera #3DPrinting #ShittyCameraChallengeAdjacent

Front view of the fully buttoned up MRF camera.

The rear screen of the MRF, showing the big text “load film” and also that the pano mask is selected, the 100 3.5 is selected, and battery is at 94%!!

View through the viewfinder showing the artificial horizon, the pano mask, the light meter reading for the selected aperture (3.5), the current measured distance and the current lens focus distance.

It’s done!

Ready for a test roll to look for light leaks!!

(Am going to use the 35 mask and run a very short roll!)

Everything is working: batt monitor, both screens, lens calibration, range finding, artificial horizon. It’s amazing.

#BelieveInFilm #3dPrinting #CameraGear #DIYCamera

Pichilemu en 6x17cm con cámara DIY 6x17 negativo Foma 100 asa, lente Schneider Superangulon 90mm f9, escaneado con epson V850 #diy #diycamera #diyphotography #6x17 #6x17film #6x17camera #6x17panoramic #analogphotography #analog #filmphotography #schneiderlens #schneiderkreuznach

An overhead view of a build table with a partially assembled 3d printed camera. Most of the electronics parts have been installed in the top case: lidar, light meter, 2 oled displays, rotary encoder, accel, etc. just waiting on the position sensor for the lens and the beam splitter for the display!

Getting pretty close with this awesome camera building project.

I remain blown away by the feature list, the design, and how well it is going together. The last 2 components should arrive this week.

#DIYCamera #3DPrinting #Lidar #IdentidemDesign #BelieveInFilm #CameraGear

A head on view of a large 3d printed camera, the MRF, now with a lens mounted.

View through the viewfinder after adding 2 lenses to produce a wide angle view onto which rangefinder and light meter info will be projected!

Well, that’s looking more camera-y!

Now with a 100mm lens nicely mounted on the cone and and some lenses in the viewfinder.

Are 3d printed cameras, that you build and solder together, #ShittyCameraChallenge worthy?!?? Even if quite fancy??? 😅

#DIYcamera #BelieveInFilm #BelieveInSoldering

This will be about the 4th or 5th camera Ive 3d printed, but by far the most ambitious. So cool.

#BelieveInFilm #3dPrinting #DIYCamera