Japanese camera buff builds 130-megapixel scanner camera for next to nothing

[anon]

The camera won't fit in your pocket nor would it shoot anything faster than a sloth without blurring but for those pixel-loving camera enthusiasts out there, building your own a super-megapixel camera is relatively cheaper than splurging on a brand-new Sony A-900.

spyuge, a Japanese amateur photographer, has built a 130-megapixel camera using an old 1200-dpi Epson flatbed scanner, a vintage manual-focus Canon lens and a lot of ingenuity.

Bouncing Red Ball Japanese camera buff builds 130-megapixel scanner camera for next to nothing (http://www.bouncingredball.com/2009/05/30/japanese-camera-buff-builds-130-megapixel-scanner-camera-for-next-to-nothing/)

[slikrapid]

nice to see those enthusiast works - do it yourself with minimal costs

they still cannot compete with industry in terms of size/multiple techniques/effects, materials, specific know-how, testing, and so on