Godfrey
somewhat colored
People do this for fun. It's happening all the time. Because it's easy. Just show people what they want to see.
But it's just my first reaction when I see something that looks too good to be true. If it was this easy, someone would have done this commercially. There have been attemps the last 15 years and you still find them on the internet and nobody really succeeded.
Frank
1 - who said it was easy to build this camera? It seems the person who did it put a tremendous amount of time and effort into it.
2 - as stated before, it's far easier to create a one-off frankencamera than to create a viable production model and sell it at a profit.
3 - Who cares if "people do this for fun"? or if it is "happening all the time"? I mean, really, it's a lark ... the project of a motivated individual who did it for himself and provided the website to amuse other people. Even if he just made a mock up, it's a neat effort. Why do YOU care whether it's a fake or not? Are you going to commission him to make you one if it's for real?
Sheesh.
G