Some guy machines his own SLR

[breathstealer]

Looks like old news but it seems to have only recently come to the attention of the English-speaking Internet - this guy has machined something like an Exakta or Contax D in his garage:

http://www.collection-appareils.fr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=8822&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

And if you make it to the last post, there's a little surprise if you don't think this is relevant to RFF 🙂

 

[Particular]

Very impressive! Project #2 is well under way:
http://www.collection-appareils.fr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=9185&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

 

[shimokita]

Both projects are very interesting... thanks for the link...

Casey

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Interesting, and inspiring!...I may have a go myself - when I have finished the radial aero engine that presently occupies my bench.

 

[Gary E]

Most impressive. I must say, this makes Canham 4x5's look like a walk in the park. 😉

 

[rxmd]

This is quite impressive (and also good to get your French camera vocabulary up to par 😉) Next up is the trickiest bit, the viewfinder.

 

[maddoc]

Impressive ! Thanks for the link.

 

[Griffin]

😱

Another reason why mechanical is better than digital. 😀

 

[MaxElmar]

Super cool. Man, I wish I could do that. I learned basic machine tool skills in my grandfather's shop, but that was a looong time ago....

 

[charliedid]

That is great.

Check this: http://www.kippwettstein.com/index.php?/cameraproject/carbon-edition/

 

[former member]

😱

Another reason why mechanical is better than digital. 😀

Digital is a LOT easier to make than what he did!

Just Amazing! What skill and craftsmanship, a labor of love.

 

[Warren T.]

astounding and extremely impressive! thanks for posting 🙂

 

[TheHub]

I saw that the other day. Very hardcore 😎

 

[coelacanth]

Wow. That's real genius. I wish I had that much of knowledge, skills, tools and enthusiasm... 😱

I feel stupid with my silly case. 😱

 

[bensyverson]

He's almost done with his LTM rangefinder... extremely impressive. Somehow even more impressive than the SLR, given the required precision of the rangefinder cam system.