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
#2Wow! This is the kind of news that we want on hacker news in 2026. Amazing hacker ethos.
The article could have been better with sharing some photos taken with the new camera.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#3> 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 :)
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#4This is awesome! Great work. The "do first, ask questions later" mindset is inspiring as it's so easy (for me at least) to get stuck forever in a preparation / ideas phase.
I would also love to see some photos taken with it.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#5A triumph. I love this.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#6This is awesome! Great work. The "do first, ask questions later" mindset is inspiring as it's so easy (for me at least) to get stuck forever in a preparation / ideas phase. I would also love to see some photos taken with it.
Not sure if any use this camera. But dude hangs out with a lot of ballet dancers it seems
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#7Any 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.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#8Oh, that effort.
I’ve been thinking about putting an MFT mount on my RX100 to use it with more interesting lenses (I have it for the high frame rate capability) but concluded it to be way too much effort and risk.
And then along comes a person with enough determination to build an entire custom case! Truly impressive.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#9> 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 looking body...)
And yes my nose squishes against that back screen.
Re: I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
#10> 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 :)
Also funny the opposite preference, I like the offset lenses looks cool