Saikat Biswas designed that nice Holga D mirrorless system camera. it’s just a concept not a REAL camera. Saikat says: “The biggest ‘feature’ of the Holga D is lack of features! It has absolute bare minimum feature set that you need for unobtrusive photography.“
And the cool thing is that Saikat plans to realize that camera by creating an open source platform! Find out more detail about the proposal of Open-source camera platform here. To realize the project you must it would be great if you could spread the word and pull in people who you think would be able to contribute to the development of Holga D!!!
I really think the idea is amazing. That is something big companies should have done before, create an open source camera! Thanks Saikat for that project! We will keep an eye on you! 🙂
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…using faulty medium format sensors dug up from garbage bins of kodak & dalsa! now complete your digital holga-experience with non-functioning lines and tons of dead pixels! How cool would that be? =)
Agreed that it sounds like a great idea. Though I’d like to see it done with a quality camera, rather than a toy one (not insulting, that’s what he calls it!). This blog was 9 months ago too, wonder if it’s gotten anywhere?
Back in school, I’m doing so much lanernig.
Design remembers to the old Agfa Foto cameras. They had the red/orange button since the 1960s!
All cameras should have their OS code as open source!
yes, I had exactly the same idea!
If it is to be open source, then make it an open firmware, C-Mount and 1″ sensor that can be upgradable.
good luck.
Android camera please..,