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<p>But then again the question remains, how would you make the product better? Or what kind of product would you like to see?</p>

<p>Karim, that would be interesting but I guess too complicated haha</p> <p>Steve yes, the material we are using is called Arboform and it is mostly leftover residues from the paper industry as far as I know. As for the lens and the flash we would be going for pre-produced parts and just adding them there. I dont believe the demand for the camera would be zero, as there some other cameras on the market that are similar in terms of price and function (just take a look at the lomography store) so I would say this isn't the same market as the 2nd hand market. But personally id go for an actual camera (yes how hypocritical of me)</p>

<p>Hmm yes that is true. Maybe I'll do a normal 35mm one where you can switch the back with a 120 (and more easily than a Diana, Ive tried those and theyre so complicated) and a possible mini version for half frame in the future</p> <p>Any tips on the lens though?</p>

<p>Thanks for the responses guys, greatly appreciated!<br> To be honest I myself haven't shot with 120 film but the decision for 35mm would be for more accesibility since you can pretty much buy a pack in most shops (at least in Germany) and the half frame would simply be to get more shots per roll. Since this is more aimed at amateur photographers that just want to record their life, there's no necessity for a really good quality photo. Because I agree with Jochen, if I was going for quality I would buy an old film camera.</p> <p>As for 3d Printing it would allow is to customize parts of the camera, for example parts of the body with different textures or something like that. And even if it's 3d printed, the camera can still be assembled by the user.<br> The filter is a good idea, I think I could do filters that could fit on the lens and on the flash too, acting as color gels possibly. <br> What would you recommend for the lens? Fixed focus would probably be the cheapest option but are there any other good options? Im not too knowledgeable about lenses sadly</p>

<p>Hey guys! I am currently developing a toy camera as a project for a business course and would like your opinion. </p> <p>So for the course we are to develop an idea, product or service, and make it a viable project by the end. I decided to go with a toy camera since my team members aren't very experienced in cameras so it would be a good oportunity for them to learn something new too, a fun project overall.</p> <p>As for the product, it would be a toy camera like a Holga, or a Diana, but instead of being made out of cheap plastic it would be made out of 3D printed liquid wood parts, so as to make a more solid camera that is also environmentally friendly with the technology we have now. The size of the camera would hopefully not be big, I am using a Ricoh Auto 35H Professional as a guideline, which I found in a fleamarket somewhere. Which would mean on 35mm Film it would be a half frame camera.<br> We have thought about different types of accessories or uses but for now we would like to only focus on a simple, "bare bones" camera that works and later on expand. This to hopefully reduce it to a price range or aproximately 90€-100€ (keep in mind a Diana F+ sells for 79€ on lomography.com)</p> <p>So all in all I'd like to hear your opinion. What would you change, would you buy for yourself, or as a gift? What other things would you like to see with the camera? </p> <p>Thanks in advance,<br> Denis</p>