Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time
If you are missing the good old time where decent cameras shot from the waist, or if you just wanna shoot from the waist like they do in all the big fashion productions of the 80’s, then this is a tutorial for you.
The idea spans around taking a Canon powershot N (or a similar camera with a tilting screen) and adding a rectangular piece of wood (8x6x5.5cm) changing the camera into a Rolleiflex lookalike.
The idea is described in the schema below:
Lux is a work of beauty. This velvet looking camera is a has a waist level viewfinder and it shoots 120 film. Made by Kevin Kadooka it is 100% open source with everything up for improvement and modification, from the 3D printed body, to the electronic shutter (powered by Arduino) ending with the brilliant view finder.
You may recall Kevin from his wonderful Duo TLR which ended up as a successful Kickstarter project.
This time he is making a fully open-sourced camera and no need for backing to get one. You can build your own with the electronics and 3d files openly available.
The camera itself is beautiful black with a brilliant viewfinder and a sexy shutter button (that can glow in red light)[Read More…]
You can find out more about John on his website and follow his adventures on YouTube.
His videos have over a hundred million views, have been extensively published by news outlets, and has even received recognition from a few film festivals, such as International Ocean Festival
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