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  1. <p>The NEX-6 has a 2.36MP viewfinder. The a6000 and RX100M3 have the 1.44MP viewfinders. The NEX-6 being an older body can be had for under $300 via Amazon which gives you a return policy.</p> <p>But, if you want to go smaller, maybe a used Canon G1X or G1XM2? They have an optical viewfinder, fairly decent size sensor (1.85x crop factor), and has all the technical controls one could want. Plus, off-camera flash support. Really, you could do everything with a G1 as you could with a DSLR other than swap lenses.</p>
  2. <p>Powershot is too expensive. I'm talking under $50 and what I want to do requires that there be no shutter or mirror. Like those cheap Vivitars and Kodaks and what not you see at Walmart for $30-$50.<br> I thought about the webcam idea and I do have a Logitech C920(?) that actually has a 5MP sensor. That complicates making it standalone but just now, a thought occured to me, to look for one of those small, Windows tablets you can find at Microcenter in the refurb/return bin for under $100. A little overkill but it would work and I can repurpose the tablet after.<br> Only thing about webcams is how the sensor is mounted. The C920 took some extensive modification, I had to desolder the sensor and then use jumpers to allow for the sensor to be utilized with another lens. The original design was optimized for a small form factor with its AF lens.</p>
  3. <p>You can buy a "newsed" a6000 on Amazon Warehouse for $480 or so. No lens though, but, what SLR do you have? If your lenses are manual then you can get any manner of adapter to use on a NEX body. There is an adapter to use Minolta AF and Canon AF on NEX/a series cameras. The key is the electronic aperture control. No mechanical linkage at all with a NEX/a body. So, it would have to be a later Minolta AF lens as I think the original versions required the in-body motor for AF and maybe had mechanical aperture control.</p>
  4. <p>I have yet another project that I want to pursue. I've been looking up the cheap-o digital cameras but they are typically lacking in specification like sensor size.</p> <p>Does anyone happen to know, which cheap camera has the largest sensor? Needs to be the single lens ones with no shutter as I'll be removing the lens entirely. I swear there was a spreadsheet that someone had made awhile back.</p>
  5. <p>I made a (mostly) permanent adaption of my Minolta Compact Bellows to my NEX, with, electrical contacts! NEX-5N with bellows and NEX 50/1.8, quarter pics at f/8<br> Bellows collapsed:<br> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7KUh6tVCfEQ/UZB4u656XNI/AAAAAAAABgY/uDB9_od7WkE/s320/folding+bellows+closed.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="240" /><br> Bellows extended:<br> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UYEHbFUppnE/UZB4vKa0p3I/AAAAAAAABgc/WGhoHmQ7OIg/s320/folding+bellows+extended.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="240" /><br> Quarter pics of collapsed and extended:<br> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVl30jRQvB8/UZB4uJKbIBI/AAAAAAAABgQ/Ki-96kgNqHU/s320/_DSC3422.JPG" alt="" width="320" height="213" /></p> <p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IatkNTCVqew/UZB4tdkTOeI/AAAAAAAABgI/nuFBOkpghX0/s320/_DSC3421.JPG" alt="" width="320" height="213" /></p>
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