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130 megapixel camera created from a scanner

Posted: 10 Jun 2009

DIY 130Mp camera - An amateur photographer who has a little technology know-how has produced his own 130Mp camera.

What do you get if you cross a flatbed scanner with a Canon lens? Well, if you're anything like a particular camera enthusiast from Japan, you'll have turned it into a 130Mp camera.

Spyuge, an amateur photographer, said he used an 1200-dpi Epson flatbed scanner and an old Canon FD 50mm lens to make a camera that can't fit in your pocket, or shoot anything at speed, but it does have 130Mp.

The maker of the camera has posted several images taken with it on his flickr account and there's even a video of the camera in action.

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Posted: 10 Jun 2009 - 16:18

strawman

I must have a look, I had pondered whether you could do that and was thinking an old Scanner I have that worked well on Win98 and an aged lap top could made a decent LF camera.

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I live in Cork, Ireland. I am here to learn from others. A member of the Cork camera club. My preference is B&W photography. The equipment: Nikon D80 Nikon 18-135, Nikon 50mm 1.4G Nikon 80-200 2.8 Sigma 10-20 Sigma 105 macro Tamron 18-70 2.8 Nikon SB-600 flash ...

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 - 16:35

wasper (e2 Member) View Mini Bio

I always thought that Canon was a dodgy machine.
You need a very big pocket to take this camera around.
Imagine You outside Westminster trying to get Big Ben. Well a sniper would get you first.

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Posted: 11 Jun 2009 - 16:31

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