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Viu is a compact no-nonsense digital rangefinder-camera, which enables the photographer to reclaim creative control.

Viu captures what you see: The camera doesn't take pictures. You do.

«Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler»

Albert Einstein

Recent progress

  • Oct.19.
  • Simpler

  • Click the image below to see a large image of the last, and hopefully final version of the viu – the no-nonsense digital compact.
    The lens is a 7-elements 28mm F 1:2 (equivalent to 42mm on regular film). It has a mechanical aperture ring, and an easy to operate-focus lever with distance markings in meters. The [...]

  • Oct.08.
  • In shape

  • In the newest mockup of the viu, I’ve changed the form so that only the side you hold in your right hand is cylindrical. Since the viu is manual focus only, the user will hold his or hers left hand on the lens anyway, so there’s no need for a grip on that side.
    The shutter/ev/iso-dial [...]

  • Oct.03.
  • More compact

  • In the latest mockup of the viu, I’ve made it considerably more compact. (click the header of this post to see more renderings, and then click the image to watch it in large size.)
    The viu now measures 115×70×25 mm. As you will notice I’ve also added a hot shoe, a screen with navigation buttons, vertical [...]

«A camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera»

Dorothea Lange

In shape

October 8th, 2008
Viu | mockup#4. Click image to open a high-res version of this image.

Viu | mockup#4. Click image to open a high-res version of this image.

In the newest mockup of the viu, I’ve changed the form so that only the side you hold in your right hand is cylindrical. Since the viu is manual focus only, the user will hold his or hers left hand on the lens anyway, so there’s no need for a grip on that side.

The shutter/ev/iso-dial is flush with the cylindrical grip, to afford more possibilites in turning the dial. You could use your thumb from the back, or any finger from the front, or pinch it between thumb and index finger.

I’ve also combined the viewfinder and the rf-line window into one opening, and added rubber grips at the front, and for the thumb at the back. The lens is now a tad shorter (physically) and wider, and I’ve streamlined it more.

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