make art
on your
own terms.
a digital camera built by hand, made to shoot from the waist, with a true monochrome sensor. modular, upgradable, and made one at a time. slow down and shoot a little differently.
m42 lens w/ mamiya finder
no colour filter array means sharper detail and cleaner high iso. black & white as a medium, not a filter.
streamlined ui with multiple aspect ratios, advanced focus modes, multiple exposure modes, web interface, exposure control and more.
lens mount, body, sensor and finder all swap out. designed from the start to evolve over years.
every part is swappable and serviceable. no locked firmware, no service contracts. if it breaks, all components to fix are readily available.
alberto lima · the phoblographer read the full review“the closest thing to a true digital film experience that i've ever had — one of the best cameras we've ever reviewed.”
full spectrum imx585 with no colour filter array, so you get sharper detail, more texture, and cleaner high iso.
adapts c, m, m42, f and fd mounts. basically any manual lens ever made.
based on raspberry pi 5 architecture with new features released on a monthly basis
hi — i'm malcolm. i didn't set out to start a camera company; i set out to build the camera i couldn't buy off the shelf. then a few other people wanted one too.
my main goal for this camera was to build a camera that was equally advanced, challenging and fun to use. it's geared towards photographers that are tired of cameras that do everything for them automatically.
the secondary goal was to design a camera that could be easily modified and upgraded. since it's based on the raspberry pi 5, new features can be quickly developed and rolled out on regular basis. i'm always taking feedback from users and incorporating it into the design.
i assemble, calibrate, and shoot a few test frames with every camera before it ships. you get a working monochrome camera and direct support from the person who built it.
print your own body from the stl files, build up the sensor kit, and make the camera truly yours. stuck? join an online workshop and i'll walk you through it.
max wendt · voigtländer 40mm
“the immediacy of digital with the look of film. i haven't picked the sony up once since i finished building it.”
max is a software dev who's shot black & white for 25 years. he printed his own body, modded the mount for leica m glass, and edited the firmware for one-second exposures. that mount mod? i adopted it into my own build. this is how the camera grows.
