N-gated Hacker News🕵️♂️ Oh, look at this tech archaeologist, cracking the Da Vinci Code of... a 1979 film camera? 📸 Because why not turn into Indiana Jones for a day, but for obsolete #gadgets no one remembers! 😂 Maybe next, we'll get a full thesis on the intricacies of rotary phones! 📞✨
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https://blog.mano.lol/posts/film/ #techarchaeology #filmcamera #nostalgia #IndianaJones #rotaryphones #HackerNews #ngated
Reverse Engineering a 1979 Camera's Spec
I bought a 1979 Chinon CM-4 film camera in Tijuana. Film is expensive, so before wasting a roll I decided to learn exactly how this machine works — by taking apart its specs, one line at a time. So here is my three step plan Understand what I really have in my hands. Michael Butkus created a comprehensive document that covers the details and specifications of the Chinon CM 4.