Is this it? what we have all always wanted?

Fully Open Source? Can it be??

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/circuitvalley/chc5-open-machine-vision-programmable-industrial-camera

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Looks like a good start, but for me being fully open source is not enough. The driver needs to be included in the mainline kernel; otherwise, it will become obsolete very quickly. Sady I was not able to find this information on the page.

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Well, not the first one…

https://www.apertus.org/axiom.html

More for video though. Held one in hand, it is an impressive project!

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A lego camera sounds fun to me. Seriously, how great would it be to have a modular camera you could attach any of your current lenses to. But I have a Mamiya 6x7 and 645 and 4x5inch view camera which one day I dream of putting a digital back on. There may be hope yet.

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When I saw it could support multiple sensors, my hope for a 645 or 4x5 back went way too high for the reality of what is on offer.

One day…

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I think 24x35 would be a decent enough start - 4/3 is a bit too small IMO!

Regardless, this is a phenomenal effort that must be commended. Sadly I don’t have spare funds to help them keep going.