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Building a Digicam from Scanner Elements

Posted by chrisd on from the can't-believie-this-one-isn't-a-dupe dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Want a weird & wobbly digital camera, but don't want to spend over $100? Well, Matthias Wandel, whose site is due for some /. lovin', used the guts of a cheap scanner, some camera parts, and scrap wood to build a very high quality digitcal camera. Read about progress at this site. Oh, and he also builds things out of legos as well." I personally think that his Jenga Pistol and wasp-vacuum are pretty neat too.

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  1. hmm by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 3, Funny

    I tried something like this once, but instead of a scanner, I used a toaster.

    Well, I had to add some parts, but I can say for sure that the pics I took were hot.

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  2. yet another great hack! by bflong · · Score: 5, Funny

    the guts of a cheap scanner, some camera parts, and scrap wood to build a very high quality digitcal camera.

    ...you should see the web server he made with a cheap watch, some cat 3 cable, and toliet paper... oh, nevermind.... it just exploded.

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  3. Mad Geniuses... by FFFish · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...are what make the Internet great. Man, I love reading this sort of thing. Makes me wish I were crazy...

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  4. notice the penny? by linuxbert · · Score: 3, Funny

    it was canadian..
    just goes to show what can be accomplished when we have snow for so long..

    so yep.. this guy did have alot of free time