Matthias R

Awesome!

@ Alex Permit: well, I must also admit since the Electro 35 was the first film camera I bought, I am a bit partial to it. I never owned a Canonet, but they feel pretty similar to the Revue 400 SE,...

@ Alex Permit: well, that's a bit harsh. I have one, not the greatest camera ever made, but it has a pretty nice lens, and, well, it's kind of endearing, to me at least. Of course it's neither...

assuming you mean with an EVF, not a rangefinder. Making it a fixed 20mm lens would allow a superb lens and a superb EVF in a tiny package.

"Many backers have yet to receive their cameras" considering all the negatives that might actually be a plus. Saves a trip to the garbage can.

@ QZM: admittedly, I have no idea... but I don't think we are anywhere close to replacing a performance by an animation. Actors might get paid less, but i don't think they will be replaced any time...

Really? Because the industry has found it much more convenient to have actors playing the role of digital characters like King Kong, and there is no sign this is about to change...

@ Picturenaut: wow! They made a Hasselblad look tiny... And at 256kg, I guess it comes with a special rig on the back of a pickup truck. Well, maybe there is some chance for that 300mm f/2 to...

@Picturenaut: just find enough customers and I'm sure they'll be happy to build it for you :) Of course such a lens could be great to have nowadays, it's just that the high performance of sensors...

... or the observation that since digital cameras perform great at much higher ISO than film, the obvious drawbacks of such a lens (weight and lack of depth of field) are not worth it anymore? :)

No proof of payment... I thought you can buy NIK over their website only, and since you probably did not pay in cash (!) you should have a proof proof payment somewhere. Are you sure you actually...

Really? I had to talk with them to get licenses switched to new computers a couple of time, they were nice and efficient.

... or extension rings. Cheaper than a macro lens and less prone to optical issues than slide duplicators. I built myself a cardboard contraption that holds a film strpe hiolder and covers the lens...

Clever is the word. Neat work :)

If Celebrity is what you are in for, probably... and then again, some other might find there is more to life in general, and to photography in particular, than celebrity chasing.

Oh God, please no! At least, not for my stream :)

Oups.... indeed :)

Why Gold? It's very resistant to oxidation, which is critical in a part that needs to stay precisely the same size over a very long time.
Interesting idea, but 1000 years is a looooooooong time....

It's a pretty standard test, normally performed with birds to establish the aircraft design is indeed able to resist an impact well enough. Kind of like crash test for cars. Must be kind of weird...

An interesting proposition. Manual exposure controls is neat, though the lack of a distance scale is a pity. Rather pretty camera too. But a bit of leatherette would be good.