Thanks!

There’s a picture of the camera in this comment section

Basically it’s an acrylic magnifying glass stuck into a foamboard box held together with gaffers tape. Focus (and FoV by design) is controlled by adjusting the distance between the lens and the scanner surface.

Interested in this as well.

Thanks! I dream of someday having enough resources to rent a studio space and construct some proper scenography with experts in the field. It could make for some truly wild landscapes and photos.

There’s no viewfinder at the moment. I point the camera to the best of my ability, do a low resolution scan over about 10 seconds, and adjust appropriately. Framing and focus is difficult, but gets easier over time. Whenever I have people helping or modeling on a picture, I make very sure they’re aware that it is a messy trial and error process.

Thanks! I’m glad you think its cool!

Im afraid the ‘dirt’ is actual dust and grime on the glass plate. It’s a hassle to disassemble and clean, so I don’t do it nearly often enough.

I haven’t messed with moving the camera around, but I’ve done heaps of experiments with motion in front of the camera.

I do have a dream of doing a sort of anamorphic projection through time, that will require camera motion, but that’s on the cooker for now