Page 4 of 4 FirstFirst ... 234
Results 31 to 35 of 35

Thread: Printable compact large format camera system

  1. #31
    ROL's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    California
    Posts
    1,370

    Re: Printable compact large format camera system

    Quote Originally Posted by hoffner View Post
    I think our Czech members of this forum must be amused with your German geographical knowledge.
    I'm half Czech (Bohemian) by birth. I can confirm it would be news to that side of my family that (the old) Czechoslovakia was undivided! The Czechs were not Slovaks and now certainly are not.

  2. #32

    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Boulder, co
    Posts
    627

    Re: Printable compact large format camera system

    what does 3d printing this provide over machining the aparatus, seems like a box with a lens board to me =)
    ~nicholas
    lifeofstawa
    stawastawa at gmail

  3. #33

    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    NJ
    Posts
    8,470

    Re: Printable compact large format camera system

    Quote Originally Posted by stawastawa View Post
    what does 3d printing this provide over machining the aparatus, seems like a box with a lens board to me =)
    Fair question best answered by the original poster. And yes, it is a box with a lens board and a back.

    3d printing requires less investment than, e.g., injection molding and less machining/assembly than starting from, say, ABS sheet. In any case, the OP is the one making the investment and doing the work. If he succeeds commercially, fine, wonderful, if not it was an interesting exercise from which the rest of us might learn something useful.

  4. #34
    multiplex
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Location
    local
    Posts
    5,356

    Re: Printable compact large format camera system

    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Moe View Post
    I can't see it as coming in any cheaper than a Wanderlust.

    If we bought a file and printed locally, I am sure that would be more than the $100 we KSer's paid and likely exceed the current price of $150.
    my public library lets the general public use their 3d printers. it costs like pennies / gram ( just materials cost )
    to give an example of price ... a smartphone case printed ... cost 30¢

    if you buy and use your own materials its FREE ...

  5. #35
    Drew Bedo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Houston Texas
    Posts
    3,225

    Re: Printable compact large format camera system

    I think another advantage of 3-d printing is that changes to the design may be made with a faster turnaround time over injection molding or machining. For example, a lens cone for a odd focal length could be made for a customer as a one-off.
    Drew Bedo
    www.quietlightphoto.com
    http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo




    There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!

Similar Threads

  1. Open Source 3d Printable Medium Format Pinhole Camera
    By matthewd in forum LF DIY (Do It Yourself)
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 21-Mar-2013, 22:05
  2. large format parts? for use in a digital camera camera enclosure
    By mattkime in forum Cameras & Camera Accessories
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 2-Jan-2010, 16:33

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •