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From flatbed scanner to digital camera

Posted by Haje Jan Kamps

Picture-17.jpgNowadays, digital cameras are so cheap that we are half a step away from getting them for free with happy meals at McD. That wasn’t the truth back in the day, however, which was why Matt Wandel decided to build his own. He cannibalised a $100 flatbed scanner, and used the parts to build a primitive scanning digital camera.

Of course, it is completely pointless now that the price of digicams has come down, but I felt all tingly-hearted when I came across this article - the mechanics involved are beautiful in their primitive way, and the results aren’t bad at all!

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