This is all very interesting, but you are still in competition with other full-frame 61MP cameras, whose images can easily be cropped at will into a panoramic ratio; if you were to design a camera with a higher pixel count, which would require a "medium format" sensor with a 21 up to 24mm equivalent lens, now that would be something, provided the final price would be extremely competitive against Fujifilm or Hasselblad or others. And also have a compact form factor. Having been panoramic shooter for decades, this is my take on your development. A very intriguing concept and project, but truly sufficiently competitive against Sony 61MP cameras (A7R Iv and V, A7CR), Sigma FP L, Fujifilm GFX 50MP and 100MP, and Hasselblad 50MP and 100MP cameras? Leica has a 61MP too, but's very expnesive. It could be a winner perhaps, if the purchase price is really competitive. Remember, you are a newcomer, so the trust level among potential consumers may not be that high, and you would need to prove yourself with superior images, great battery life, knock-out color science, sharpness of a really fantastic lens without distortion, and get great reviews and recommendations by the major photography websites and magazines. It has to be a knockout standout product. Good luck! Would love to test a pre-production unit!
Have you been thinking about the color science for the pictures the sensor captures? Raspberry Pi can simulate Adobe Lightroom like presets by doing Python code that runs on the Arm processor of the Pi. It could be a great feature to offer other kinds of film simulations that fujifilm ofers.
Great job on the camera. its exciting to follow a project that focuses on consumer available parts to build a camera.
This is all very interesting, but you are still in competition with other full-frame 61MP cameras, whose images can easily be cropped at will into a panoramic ratio; if you were to design a camera with a higher pixel count, which would require a "medium format" sensor with a 21 up to 24mm equivalent lens, now that would be something, provided the final price would be extremely competitive against Fujifilm or Hasselblad or others. And also have a compact form factor. Having been panoramic shooter for decades, this is my take on your development. A very intriguing concept and project, but truly sufficiently competitive against Sony 61MP cameras (A7R Iv and V, A7CR), Sigma FP L, Fujifilm GFX 50MP and 100MP, and Hasselblad 50MP and 100MP cameras? Leica has a 61MP too, but's very expnesive. It could be a winner perhaps, if the purchase price is really competitive. Remember, you are a newcomer, so the trust level among potential consumers may not be that high, and you would need to prove yourself with superior images, great battery life, knock-out color science, sharpness of a really fantastic lens without distortion, and get great reviews and recommendations by the major photography websites and magazines. It has to be a knockout standout product. Good luck! Would love to test a pre-production unit!
Hey Adrian, very thoughtful comment, thank you so much. we really appreciate the honest and analytic response to this project. gracias
No need to wait! You can buy the Hasselblad XPan panoramic digital camera for under 5000 dollars at the online store. 176 megapixels.
https://fi.pinterest.com/tonynandersen/panorama-camera-xpan/
101mp on x2d on 4;3 ratio
50mp on 6:2
Coooooooool!!!!
Thank you for your support, Ham
Exciting! Hoping to watch the development of this camera in real time
Thank you so much for your comment! - please stay tuned!
Just discovering this and catching up. The appetite for more beautiful and fun devices is so insanely clear these days. Very excited to follow along.
Have you been thinking about the color science for the pictures the sensor captures? Raspberry Pi can simulate Adobe Lightroom like presets by doing Python code that runs on the Arm processor of the Pi. It could be a great feature to offer other kinds of film simulations that fujifilm ofers.
Great job on the camera. its exciting to follow a project that focuses on consumer available parts to build a camera.