A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
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Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#2Oh I thought dpreview had shut down but it seems after the announcement they took it back and then there seems to be acquired by Gear Patrol.
https://www.dpreview.com/news/8995784126/dpreview-an-update
https://www.dpreview.com/site-news/8298318614/dpreview-com-l...
Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#3Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#4The comment that captured my attention:
SafariBob
Meh... This is so easy to do. Anyone with moderate lego skills can put this together in an afternoon.
Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#5His repository is https://gitlab.com/zephray/sitina1. The hardware list seems somewhat incomplete, e.g., missing the metal ring and connector for the lens mount and pcbs.
Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#6His repository is https://gitlab.com/zephray/sitina1 . The hardware list seems somewhat incomplete, e.g., missing the metal ring and connector for the lens mount and pcbs.
I guess this is more of a specifications hardware list than a complete list of parts that you need to build it.
Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#7The comment that captured my attention: SafariBob Meh... This is so easy to do. Anyone with moderate lego skills can put this together in an afternoon. HN reader found in the wild?
No, an HN reader would need the full weekend
Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#8Pretty sure I saw a direct link posted to it on here not too long ago.
Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#9His repository is https://gitlab.com/zephray/sitina1 . The hardware list seems somewhat incomplete, e.g., missing the metal ring and connector for the lens mount and pcbs.
I guess this is more of a specifications hardware list than a complete list of parts that you need to build it.
Potentially allowing you to choose which mount? Then again, the model might need adjustment to allow the proper distance for the selected mount type.
Re: A DIY photographer built his own full-frame camera and open-sourced the project
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I guess this is more of a specifications hardware list than a complete list of parts that you need to build it.
Potentially allowing you to choose which mount? Then again, the model might need adjustment to allow the proper distance for the selected mount type.
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(Almost?) all mounts have their own focal distance from the backplane. I don't know of any two that share the same distance.