simply photography.
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
This is the initial project presentation, which describes what kind of project I’m doing and why. It’s made when the project was named «squint», and is written in norwegian.
Click image to download the initial project description, squint (pdf)