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    Meet the WillMove camera concept

    Somehow found this, same guy as Will Travel, but this is Point & Shoot with movements

    3D Printing

    Go here and read an exciting tale

    https://film.kolve.org/willmove/
    Tin Can

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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    Interesting. I love that so many people are designing and building new LF gear.
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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    Ah-Ha! Yes! Will Move? Then Will Buy!

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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    I think these startup projects will continue to improve in design and concept. I think people will see a successful startup and think 'I can do better than that' and things will continue to evolve. I think CAD software and 3d printing will keep getting better and better. I think we will see 3d printed shutters in the future.

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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    Quote Originally Posted by ic-racer View Post
    I think these startup projects will continue to improve in design and concept. I think people will see a successful startup and think 'I can do better than that' and things will continue to evolve. I think CAD software and 3d printing will keep getting better and better. I think we will see 3d printed shutters in the future.
    I'm hopefully waiting for 3D printed film emulsions!
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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    Quote Originally Posted by ic-racer View Post
    I think these startup projects will continue to improve in design and concept. I think people will see a successful startup and think 'I can do better than that' and things will continue to evolve. I think CAD software and 3d printing will keep getting better and better. I think we will see 3d printed shutters in the future.
    Tricky. There's a reason why shutters use very thin blades-- it's to keep them light and allow them to move fast. It's difficult to 3D print thin, light-tight plates. My personal best is about 0.6mm for being light-tight and structurally stable enough to function as a shutter blade, and those have a tendency to flex.

    Most 3D printed irises have been a bit on the slow side so far. Focal plane shutters might be possible, but the trick is getting the activation time down.

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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    Barely moves. Just like me at the moment with horrible bursitis. Mere five degree tilt doesn't accomplish much.

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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    Three-D printed . . .Great!

    Now lets see someone do a Grafmatic re-boot in modern materials.
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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    It's conceivable. The problem is materials-- while designing one for a 3D printer wouldn't be hard, getting the parts thin enough to hold 6 sheets, while maintaining structural rigidity, would be a bear. The alternatives would be carbon fiber (fantastic, but bloody expensive), sheet metal (requires stamping) or injection molding, which isn't cheap, and I'm still not sure you could get it thin enough.

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    Re: Meet the WillMove camera concept

    ^^^

    I guess that is why 50 year old Grafmatics are still bought and sold on e-Bay.

    There was a sort of pack film substitute that fit Polaroid holders (can't revall the name) . . .a set of reloadable sheaths I think. Can't that be recreated with 3D printing?
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