incredible project but unless I'm misunderstanding what he is comparing it to, this is only a few hundred dollars/euros less than a used leica m digital body per a quick ebay search.
I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
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Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#52Amazing work, and so inspiring! The size difference compared to the G9ii made it all worth it!
Lately I've been converting a few old 5k iMac's to work as external displays, and I had a thought about making my own housing for the display instead of using the iMac chassis. This gives me some motivation to look into it further!
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#53No picture from the camera. Stoic.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#54Any chemists or crystallographers out here? I recently got curious about whether nature solves the Bayer pattern problem and if so, how. Are there any 3 element crystalline compounds with the formula A_2BC with roughly same sized atoms for A, B and C ? If they have a 2D tiling that would nature's Bayer pattern.
What about the x-trans pattern?
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#55This is batshit insane, and I fully fully endorse this person's madness to do such things. This is what the internet is _for_
Going straight into making a camera is very much a bold move.
my next comment isn't for the author, as they have strong enough opinions on cameras to do this. But for everyone else, I have greatly enjoyed fujifilms line of cameras.
I borrowed a gfx100s from work, and my word is a wonderful machine. (it should be for the price) for more normal budgets, the x series is great. Unlike a canon what you see is what you get, and the autofocus works on objects rather than the closest fucking thing it sees.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#56No picture from the camera. Stoic.
The hobby of caring about cameras sometimes overtakes the hobby of taking pictures.
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#57Wow, that's cool. If there is anything that can be patented, I'd make sure to patent it.
Why would you even give a shit about patents for a hobby?
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#58> the lens should be as centered as possible. I wanted to avoid that horrendous look of cameras with the lens as close to the left edge as possible (Sony a6000, I’m looking at you here). Funny, the things some people obsess about :)
When I was shopping, I was comparing the Sony Alphas with the Fujifilm XT line. And in reviews, complaints were made that the lens (and view finder) being centered in the XT means you squish your nose against the screen in the back. But... I just liked the look and dials of the XT-5 so much more than the barebones boxy look of the α6700. (Sony has meaningfully better autofocus too, I'll be sad, but I wanted the nice…
A6000 and A6600 owner checking in : I love the boxy look! The viewfinder on the left makes lining up long shots kinda hard though. I have to zoom out to 50mm find my subject (birds) then zoom back to 400mm+, so I have been eyeing the more expensive models just to have it in the center. Idk if it would even help lol.
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#59> the lens should be as centered as possible. I wanted to avoid that horrendous look of cameras with the lens as close to the left edge as possible (Sony a6000, I’m looking at you here). Funny, the things some people obsess about :)
My only camera is a Sony a6000 and I bought it partially because I thought it looked great. If it causes some issue I wouldn't even know it because I've never tried something else.
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#60> the lens should be as centered as possible. I wanted to avoid that horrendous look of cameras with the lens as close to the left edge as possible (Sony a6000, I’m looking at you here). Funny, the things some people obsess about :)
It only makes sense if one wants boat a left and right handed camera st the same time. But then it's got the dials on the wrong side.