Home made SLR

octavmandru · 10-12-2010, 11:49 PM - **1 Like**

Hello guys and gals.
Has anyone seen this? I have always felt a big love for mechanical cameras. I even managed to repair a Zenit E camera and my ME Super.

But this guy is playing in a different league
www.collection-appareils.fr • Afficher le sujet - Homemade SLR Camera by Denis MO (in English!)

Octav

Doanh · 10-13-2010, 01:22 AM

Amazing! Absolutely inspirational! Thanks for posting.

Peter

stevebrot · 10-13-2010, 02:36 AM

Wow! And did you see that the next project is a rangefinder? Well, he already has the shutter mechanism, though coupled rangefinder cameras are pretty complex.

Wait until Tuco sees this. He is our resident DIY'er.

Steve

Hambino · 10-13-2010, 02:40 AM

so cool!

tuco · 10-13-2010, 08:53 AM

That is so cool. Having those machine tools and the experience to use them rocks.

AndrewG NY · 10-13-2010, 10:19 AM

Wow. That is really fantastic. Really gives you greater appreciation for what the engineers making all those cameras achieved.

stevebrot · 10-13-2010, 11:42 AM

What I thought was cool is that his shutter is based on the early Leica design with the rotating dial. So simple and so elegant! In many ways, he built a Zenit 1!

(Early FSU 35mm SLR based on the Zorki rangefinders which in turn were based on the Leica II and III cameras.)

Steve

newpentaxman · 10-13-2010, 12:53 PM

bloody brilliant! considering all of the cameras around that can be had for next to nothing i can't imagine why someone would start from scratch.i guess from a machinist standpoint the challenge would be great if the ability is there.

Banjo · 10-13-2010, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by octavmandru

Hello guys and gals.
Has anyone seen this? ...Octav

Thanks for the link, Octav.

Yes, pretty amazing: talk about an all-metal body!

Just the other day, in view of the current prices, I was thinking that it could be much cheaper to build a DIY view camera (using wood and scrounged parts, like lenses, shutters etc), but this guy is in anther league altogether.

Swift1 · 10-13-2010, 04:56 PM

That's pretty amazing.
I built a few solidbody guitars when I was younger and it feels pretty awesome to play a guitar you made. I bet he really enjoys taking photos with that camera after all the hard work he put into it.

goddo31 · 10-13-2010, 08:25 PM

Awesome link and amazing workmanship!

JoepLX3 · 10-13-2010, 09:16 PM

First thought it was a Chinese guy copying a camera, but excelent craftmanship and dedication
- Still I prefer my K-x...

privateryan · 10-15-2010, 09:40 AM

Man thats incredible, absolutely blows me away!

octavmandru · 10-16-2010, 10:31 AM

Glad to be at your service

Octav

10-12-2010, 11:49 PM - 1 Like	#1
octavmandru Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: somewhere around Posts: 615	Home made SLR Hello guys and gals. Has anyone seen this? I have always felt a big love for mechanical cameras. I even managed to repair a Zenit E camera and my ME Super. But this guy is playing in a different league www.collection-appareils.fr • Afficher le sujet - Homemade SLR Camera by Denis MO (in English!) Octav

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stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Wow! And did you see that the next project is a rangefinder? Well, he already has the shutter mechanism, though coupled rangefinder cameras are pretty complex. Wait until Tuco sees this. He is our resident DIY'er. Steve

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Hambino Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Japan Photos: Albums Posts: 201	so cool!

10-13-2010, 08:53 AM	#5
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,029	That is so cool. Having those machine tools and the experience to use them rocks.

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AndrewG NY Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chappaqua, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 688	Wow. That is really fantastic. Really gives you greater appreciation for what the engineers making all those cameras achieved.

10-13-2010, 11:42 AM	#7
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	What I thought was cool is that his shutter is based on the early Leica design with the rotating dial. So simple and so elegant! In many ways, he built a Zenit 1! (Early FSU 35mm SLR based on the Zorki rangefinders which in turn were based on the Leica II and III cameras.) Steve

10-13-2010, 12:53 PM	#8
newpentaxman Inactive Account Join Date: May 2010 Location: ohio Posts: 218	bloody brilliant! considering all of the cameras around that can be had for next to nothing i can't imagine why someone would start from scratch.i guess from a machinist standpoint the challenge would be great if the ability is there.

10-13-2010, 04:48 PM	#9
Banjo Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 207	Originally posted by octavmandru Hello guys and gals. Has anyone seen this? ...Octav Thanks for the link, Octav. Yes, pretty amazing: talk about an all-metal body! Just the other day, in view of the current prices, I was thinking that it could be much cheaper to build a DIY view camera (using wood and scrounged parts, like lenses, shutters etc), but this guy is in anther league altogether.

10-13-2010, 04:56 PM	#10
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	That's pretty amazing. I built a few solidbody guitars when I was younger and it feels pretty awesome to play a guitar you made. I bet he really enjoys taking photos with that camera after all the hard work he put into it.

10-13-2010, 08:25 PM	#11
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,576	Awesome link and amazing workmanship!

10-13-2010, 09:16 PM	#12
JoepLX3 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 518	First thought it was a Chinese guy copying a camera, but excelent craftmanship and dedication - Still I prefer my K-x...

10-15-2010, 09:40 AM	#13
privateryan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 209	Man thats incredible, absolutely blows me away!

10-16-2010, 10:31 AM	#14
octavmandru Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: somewhere around Posts: 615 Original Poster	Glad to be at your service Octav